In his post # 121, Mr Bashir Rafiq has presented an article under the title of “Honour Killing”. A quick Google search reveals that this article has been originally published by Mr. Iftikhar Ahmad of London School of Islamics:  

http://www.infidelguy.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=5702 

In case, Mr Bashir Rafiq, advertently, has not supplied the name of the rightful author of the article, his act becomes a plagiat. 

Under the title of “Honour Killing”, the writer talks of all the existing or non-existing ills in all the human societies. His aim is mainly to dilute this crime of “Honour Killing” in Muslim societies so that it simply disappears. To attain his aim he uses some affirmative but inept statements such as: 

“Honour killing and female infanticide come from Pagan-Hindu-Judeo-Christian traditions.
In fact, Islam came to abolish the dark ages of Pagan- Hindu -Judeo- Christian traditions.” 

Any inhuman act always existed in human societies irrespective of any religion or any philosophical thought. The Honour Killing is neither a part of Islam nor that of Christianity or Judaism.  

On the other hand, we know that the messages of Islam were revealed in Arabic language of a particular region to a particular Prophet of that region. Thus, the first and the foremost objectives of Islam were to reform that Arab society of that time. Islam did forbid Honour Killing and Female Infanticide which were common heroic acts of pre-Islam Arabs. If “Islam came to abolish the dark ages traditions” as it is claimed above; it has totally failed in case of Honour Killing. This horrible act is very much alive in all Muslim societies, no matter what their race or national origin.  

Perhaps, this lack of effectiveness in the teachings of Islam is due to the Ayet 256 of Surah 2 (2:256) which is very often cited by many FOTH specialists of Islam? 

Ahsan

ahsan@noos.fr    01/27/08