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Islamic water law

Date: March 14, 2003 | 10 Muharram 1424 Hijriah
Blog: veiled4allah
Subjects: fiqh, kucinich
While browsing Common Dreams, I came across an article by Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich called Water is a Matter of Public Debate. Kucinich argues that water must be publicly rather than privately owned, as is the growing trend.

I thought I remembered seeing somewhere that Islamic law considers water to be communal property, so I did a little research. I was correct. The basis for this is the saying of the Prophet Muhammad (sAas),

Muslims have common share in three: grass, water and fire.
Water issues are obviously extremely important in many parts of the Middle East and North Africa where water is scarce. Identifying Islamic Approaches to Water Management reviews a book that looks to find solutions within Islamic law for modern water rights issues. This page looks at water laws in Palestine, Islamic and otherwise. National Water Law (Somalia) is an actual water law written for Somalia based on Islamic legal principles. Finally, An Islamic Perspective on the Wealth of Nations, a Muslim libertarian treatise, discusses water rights briefly.

I don't know enough about water law in general or Islamic water law in particular to comment further, but I do want to point out these resources for people who are more knowledgeable in law. Also, I post it as a reminder that Islamic law is about a lot more than just stonings and veils. It covers economic law as well and has a great deal of relevance for today's issues.
~ Posted by Al-Muhajabah, a member of the reality-based community, at 11:33 PM

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Elham said: Total comments: 11   gold star

Do you know about any articles discussing the stoning aspect (specifically about the woman in Nigeria?

Thanks

~ Posted at March 15, 2003 08:42 AM | Comment Permalink
moderator Al-Munaqabah said: Total comments: 996   gold stargold stargold stargold stargold star

Here is my blog entry about the Nigeria case.

I also found this article to be helpful in understanding the issues involved.

Thanks for dropping by and for commenting, sis!

~ Posted at March 15, 2003 10:00 AM | Comment Permalink
J. Puma said: Total comments: 10   gold star

Goodness, this water issue is frightening. I can't believe that there are people (read: wealthy, white businessmen) who think that all water should be privately owned and maintained. What's next: patents on air? Surcharges for sunlight?

Some speculate that water plays just as important a role as oil in this current nonsense-- Iraq exports lots and lots of potable water to some of the drier nations in the region.

~ Posted at March 15, 2003 11:14 AM | Comment Permalink
moderator Al-Munaqabah said: Total comments: 996   gold stargold stargold stargold stargold star

Thanks for commenting, Jeremy smile

From some articles I've read, water rights is a major but unrecognized issue in the Israel-Palestine conflict.Unfortunately, people often tend to show their worst qualities when fighting over something of great value. Water is so plentiful here in the U.S. that we don't realize what it's like in other parts of the world.

~ Posted at March 15, 2003 07:37 PM | Comment Permalink

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