Reaching a scholarly consensus is quite difficult. In Saudi Arabia, a regular scholar is forbidden from giving out religious verdicts. A religious verdict may only be approved by the government.
As for the formation of a secular state, I have mixed views on the subject. I presented my views earlier on that subject in another thread. The thread was about Ataturk, the caliphate, & for some reason Pakistan was included in the topic as well as far as I remember.
We have seen secular states - America - the crime rate is unbelievable;
UK - rubbish verdicts are given for petty crimes and sometimes a burglar is set free and COMPENSATED because the owner of the house
beat him up for breaking in and stealing IN HIS house...
Europe- Fathers are crying because their ex-wives won't let them visit their children after a divorce which the woman filed- yup daddy rights are at stake!
There are many rubbish news here in the West from SECULAR states - Nope that is not really the solution if you ask me...
A human doesn't know nor can define what is right and what is wrong - I mean seriously if a man is defending his house from a robbery - he can't even beat the robber but instead has to wait to be attacked or shot then only can he be said to have defended himself?
Women who marry rich men and divorce them after they get their wealth and ALSO take their kids?
Drug dealers can "NEGOTIATE" with the law to set them free or minimal sentence if they give names of their groups?
What sort of twisted laws are these? Isn't the law supposed to protect us?
And then don't forget racism where some people are just beaten up due the difference in the color of their skin....
GOD tells us to punish the wrong do-ers, equal rights for both parents and also no discrimination based on sex, colour, race or you shall perish (meaning you shall be severely punished and your nation- if it is a whole nation's problem will be replaced)
