Question for muslim...Rape and Shari'a?

Question

Is it true that according to the Sharia court if a woman was raped she would need to produce 4 MALE witnesses if not she is will be considered as commiting adultery and be charged for it.
Wouldn't this just make woman not want to report rape? how is one suppose to come up with 4 witnesses? They make this impossible?
Please answer this intellectually if possible with verses from the quran.

NOTE: IF YOU ARE GOING TO CONDEMN ISLAM AND NOT GIVE ANY INSIGHT DO NOT ATTEMPT TO WASTE MY TIME READING AN OPINION NOT BASED OF FACT!!!!
THANK YOU

Answer 1

there is no point asking a Muslim this question because anyone who follows or supports sharia law is not Muslim and will suffer their fate (i hope) on their judgement day. I despise Sharia law, this has no base in the Qur'an, the true, complete, Final Testament of God, just in the awful haddiths and suunahs that many muslims inisit on following even though God has forbidden us to do so.
What it does say in the Qur'an is that rape is a form of oppression and "oppression is worse than murder" 2:191
Islam (Submission) treats both men and women equally and a woman victim of rape cannot be blamed for the crime that happened to her. There is no where in the Quran any indication to blame the rape victim instead of blaming the rapist. When and if this happens, it does not represent Islam but represents cultural understanding and man made laws, not God's commands in the Quran.
The need for four witnesses in case of adultery when no other evidence exists does not apply in cases of rape where modern science allows the use of advanced techniques to identify the rapist with the highest accuracy. The victims of rape, if they notify the authority immediately, will have enough proofs to convict most, if not al,l the accused rapists, as the physical facts including semen, saliva, blood, hair, fibers, skin scraps, bite marks,.....etc. are so many and easy to identify to convict the rapist. There is no truth to the claimed rumor that the rape victim has to present four witnesses to prove the rape when there are so many other physical proofs. This requirement is needed only if a person who has no other proof accused an un-expected person of such a crime. In our modern society, no one will be convicted with no proof or any person can accuse any person at any time with no proof and gets away with it. Islam is justice, for both the victim and the accused. The least of the proofs is eyewitness, and God sees to it that the four witnesses (who do not have to be men) , will be a better guarantee against a deliberate plot to scheme an innocent person. The wrong application and/or understanding of the Quranic law related to rape in Submission (Islam) is but a reflection of the desertion of these so called "Islamic" countries" to the law of the Quran in favor for their man made laws, or corrupted religious laws originated from sources other than the Quran. Anti Islamic campaigners try to take advantage of these wrong application of the law and to slander Submission (Islam) in the eyes of the ignorant public who do not educate themselves about the true nature of Islam.

Answer 2

I think 500 years ago, this law made a little more sense. The problem is, in our more isolated modern society 4 witnesses are really hard to come by. Most rape victims are attacked when they are alone. Not too many happen in front of 4 male witnesses. And it's hard to imagine for guys just standing by watching someone get raped and not doing anything about it until after the fact.

Because Islam has no internal mechanism for self evaluation and people are discouraged from questioning its laws we run into these weird problems that are unfair. Odd how the unfairness only seems to apply to women. Islam is in dire need of a reformation so that it can address problems like this.

If you are a fundamentalist Islamic woman, you have my sympathies. Make sure you have four trustworthy male friends with you at all times.

Answer 3

All women should read 'Inside the Kingdom' by Carmen Ben Ladin; it explains all about the negative treatment of women in Saudi Arabia. Enough said.

Answer 4

If a woman has sexual affair outside of her marriage then she needs to have 4 men to witness there... And a rape is a rape, be it your word against his.

Answer 5

This is true, but it is a bastardization of the scripture. Here is a link to a question I asked on the subject. The best answer is very long but extremely informative and well worth the read.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AkM6_kkS1bI5Ar5klhhNcnDsy6IX?qid=20060906063516AAmP6Yi

Answer 6

true... they just don't believe women are equal. But then again most muslims find theirselves superior to everyone and if they had it their way women would be locked in houses and used for breeding & cooking... OH WAIT! They do that already!

Answer 7

Just another one of the "many blessings" of Islam toward women!

Don't you just love Muslims!!!!

Answer 8

Yes, Sharia law is designed to suit men, ITS BS