07 February 2011

Saudi Scholar: Sharia the Only Path for Arabs

The denial of sharia (Islamic law) in Egypt and other Arab countries is at the root of the unrest in the region, Saudi religious scholar Ayed bin Abdullah al-Qarni said.

In an article in the pan-Arab daily Asharq al-Awsat, al-Qarni said the Egyptian people wanted Islam as their "means of reform" when leaders of the 1952 revolution cast sharia aside, choosing instead to rule according to a constitution based on English and French law. [Christian Broadcasting Network] Read more [via National Secular Society]