Religion and Constitution
When I read this news, I wondered what kind of people think that we desperately need such a change in our constitution just to prove that we are Muslims. Are we not Muslim enough in the eyes of these conservatives? I really fail to analyze how their minds work and where do they stumble across such ideas.
But, of course, I should not have expected anything else. Check this out: a number of Islamist lawmakers are planning to collec t signatures of MPs to submit a proposal seeking an amendment in the second Article of the Constitution to make the Sharia the main source of legislation. This piece of news has been reported recently in Kuwait and although no MP has so far denied or confirmed it, I will not be surprised if more such demands are raised shortly but I keep wondering why some people are so eager to seek a change in the Constitution in respect of just this particular article. I see no such urgency on any other matter and wonder if there is a hidden agenda behind this call.
I think the latter is true. Every time someone pushes for such an amendment, it becomes clearer to me that some people want to challenge the Constitution and what better start than a cause that will scare some naive ones among us. In the Arab world, the conser vative groups have come to know that the easiest way to convince the public to sell any product or idea is to do so in the name of Islam and inculcate in them the fear of rotting in hell if they spurn your call. It worked well in many countries and Kuwait is no different.
The thing that makes me angr y is that we are Muslims, whether or not we amend the Constitution, and there should be no reason to kowtow to these calls. Some people are merely using this ruse to find a route to start effecting changes in the Constitution so that one day they are also able to encroach upon our freedom of expression and personal freedoms, which are guaranteed by the statute but which these conservative groups do not buy.
They claim that Islam automatically assures such freedom and therefore, laws made by men are not wanted. Yes, Islam as a religion has liberated mankind and gives us many rights in life but it is those who misinterpret the Sharia the way they wish who want to create trouble. They want to bring in laws that they claim originate from the Sharia but which actually do not.
So, the problem here is with such men, not with the religion. If it were left to the religion, then we would have never gone to wars and civil conflic ts. I hope that such reports turn out to be false. I see no urgency to amend the Constitution. Kuwait has been a Muslim country for centuries and will remain so, come what may, amendment or no amendment.
By Muna Al-Fuzai
muna@kuwaittimes.net
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