What would life in Western civilization look like under Islamic law (sharia)? In Part Four of his series on sharia, Hank Hanegraaff looks to Islamic Spain, where religion was law, and sharia governed both public and private life. He examines the consequences for religious freedom, women, art, music, intellectual inquiry, and those who lived as non-Muslims under Islamic rule. (See Part One here, Part Two here, and Part Three here. )

Hank also considers the modern West, where calls to accommodate aspects of sharia have raised fundamental questions about religious liberty, free speech, equality before the law, and the preservation of Western jurisprudence.

Can Western civilization accommodate sharia practices that conflict with its own legal and cultural foundations? Understanding the history and implications of sharia is essential to answering that question.

For a more comprehensive treatment, see Hank Hanegraaff’s MUSLIM: What You Need to Know About the World’s Fastest Growing Religion.

 

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