Do your homework before making remarks

SANU Singh’s letter “No Critical Thought” (May 27) refers.

Shariah law has gained much negative publicity over the years, partly because of media bias and partly because the governments who claim to implement it are merely choosing the elements that further their own agenda.

Shariah law is a tool which, when placed in the right hands, is capable of bringing about phenomenal change.

The essence of Shariah law is not the chopping of limbs, but the creation of a safe, stable and morally upright society for all who live in it.

Eight hundred years of

Muslim rule in Spain, where Muslims, Jews and Christians lived harmoniously and progressed, both academically and theologically, bears testimony to that. Do your research.

Forced child marriages are a cultural, not a religious practice and should be recognised as such. Shariah law declares unlawful the marriage of any female without her consent.

Our South African Muslim clerics have done extensive research and compiled books acknowledging and celebrating the contributions of Muslim women in the past. Visit any Islamic book shop and see for yourself. You are probably ignorant of the number of Shariah rulings and practices that can be traced to female scholars of Islam.

So before you draw any hasty conclusions, Singh, I suggest you do your homework – using the correct sources. Z BASSA Asherville