How can a kafir (non-Muslim) be an "islamic law scholar " !

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Submitted by Anne-Marie Delcambre (France), Nov 5, 2009 at 06:00

"Kâfir"(pl. Kuffâr) : irreligious, unbelieved,infidel, atheist...

1) "How can a kafir be an "islamic law scholar ?

May I, a French woman, living in France, wrIte on Islamic law ? You think it's impossible.
A "Non-Muslim" person should not comment on Islamic law !

In my opinion, It is a mistake to reject analysis, ideas on the basis of religion. You protest ( unconsciously ) the concept of "scholarship" (erudition) - that one's academic degrees (doctorate) validates one's view.
The Orientalist Experts speak ..and get it all wrong !
So, I may comment on developments about everything, but, when it comes to islam, my tongue fall silent ? HARDLY .

iSLAMOPHOBIA ? The word literally means "Undue fear of Islam" ! Very funny !!!

2) You wrote " I'am currently learning arabic IN ORDER TO DO BENEFICIAL THINGS FOR THE MUSLIMS "
Why Arabic language learning ? ....a means "to convey the message of Qur'ân in United Kingdom an thus to "help the western countries recover from the present moral decay "?

Muslims should dispense with those terms : "kafir", "islamophobia" and instead engage in some earnest introspection. That is my fatwa (deliverance od formal legal opinion in Islamic Law) !

Anne-Marie Delcambre

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