Fasad is an Arabic Islamic legal term for moral corruption. The 2010 opening stated that Islamic thinkers have defined acts of terrorism by Muslims as fasad, and noted that critics of Islam say the term is used incorrectly to denounce terrorism. Today's opening is a bare dictionary definition with no mention of terrorism at all, and the word survives only once elsewhere in the article. A reader today does not learn that the term has been used by Islamic thinkers to characterize acts of terrorism.
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In some dialects and languages, the unrelated architectural term ' facade ' is spelled 'fasad'.1Fasad ( Arabic : الفساد ) is corruption, unlawful warfare, or crimes against law and order in the Muslim community . Fasad is a general concept of social disorder that, within Islamic jurisprudence , is the source of and basis for ' Hirabah '-related laws. ' Hirabah ' refers to illegal acts done under the principle of fasad. In recent years, Islamic thinkers have defined acts of terrorism by Muslims as "fasad". However critics of Islam have said that the verse in the Quran relating to fasad, is incorrectly used to denounce terrorism.2
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In some dialects and languages, the unrelated architectural term façade is spelled "fasad".Political Islamic leadership Caliphate Majlis-ash-Shura Imamate Wilayat al-faqih Bay'ah Dhimmi Aman Family Criminal Etiquette Adab Gender segregation ( Purdah ) Mahram Honorifics Toilet Economic Hygiene Military Jihad Ghanimah Hudna Istijarah (asylum) Prisoners of war Social Haqq al-Nas ( The right(s) of the people ) Islamic studies v t e Fasad ( Arabic : فساد /fasād/) is an Islamic concept which means spreading mischief in a Muslim land , moral corruption against God, and any form of expression or activity by non-Muslims or apostates of Islam that creates disorder in the Muslim community .In recent years, the law has been included in the legal code of the Islamic Republics of Pakistan and Iran.In Iran it has been used to prosecute or threaten political opposition figures.Some Islamic thinkers have defined acts of terrorism as "fasad".
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Political Islamic leadership Caliphate Majlis-ash-Shura Imamate Wilayat al-faqih Bay'ah Dhimmi Aman Family Criminal Etiquette Adab Gender segregation ( Purdah ) Mahram Honorifics Toilet Economic Hygiene Military Jihad Ghanimah Hudna Istijarah (asylum) Prisoners of war Social Haqq al-Nas ( The right(s) of the people ) Islamic studies v t e Fasad ( /fasād/) is an Arabic word meaning rottenness, corruption, or depravity. In an Islamic context it can refer to spreading corruption on Earth or spreading mischief in a Muslim land , moral corruption against God, or disturbance of the public peace.The spread of fasad is a major theme in the Quran, and the notion is often contrasted with islah (setting things aright).Classical Quranic commentators commonly interpreted "corruption in the land" as open disobedience against God or its result.In certain contexts, classical jurists took it to refer to the legal category of Hirabah , comprising armed assault, rape and murder.Some contemporary Muslims view destruction of the natural environment to be among the central meanings of verses referring to fasad .In recent decades, the term has been used in the legal codes of the Islamic Republics of Pakistan and Iran.In Iran, laws referencing it have been used to prosecute or threaten political opposition figures.A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic (3rd ed.).
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Arabic term for moral corruption Not to be confused with façade . Political Islamic leadership Caliphate Majlis-ash-Shura Imamate Wilayat al-faqih Bay'ah Dhimmi Aman Family Criminal Etiquette Adab Gender segregation ( Purdah ) Mahram Honorifics Toilet Economic Hygiene Military Jihad Ghanimah Hudna Istijarah (asylum) Prisoners of war Social Haqq al-Nas ( The right(s) of the people ) Islamic studies v t e Fasād ( ) is an Arabic word meaning rottenness, corruption, or depravity. In an Islamic context it can refer to spreading corruption on Earth or spreading mischief in a Muslim land , moral corruption against God, or disturbance of the public peace. The spread of fasad is a major theme in the Quran, and the notion is often contrasted with islah (setting things aright). Classical Quranic commentators commonly interpreted "corruption in the land" as open disobedience against God or its result. In certain contexts, classical jurists took it to refer to the legal category of Hirabah , comprising armed assault, rape and murder. Some contemporary Muslims view destruction of the natural environment to be among the central meanings of verses referring to fasad . In recent decades, the term has been used in the legal codes of the Islamic Republics of Pakistan and Iran. In Iran, laws referencing it have been used to prosecute or threaten political opposition figures. A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic (3rd ed.). The Study Quran: A New Translation and Commentary .Loc. 3292 (Commentary to 2:11-12).
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Arabic term for moral corruption Not to be confused with façade . Political Islamic leadership Caliphate Majlis-ash-Shura Imamate Wilayat al-faqih Bay'ah Dhimmi Aman Family Criminal Etiquette Adab Gender segregation ( Purdah ) Mahram Honorifics Toilet Economic Hygiene Military Jihad Ghanimah Hudna Istijarah (asylum) Prisoners of war Social Haqq al-Nas ( The right(s) of the people ) Islamic studies v t e Fasād ( Arabic : فساد /fa.saːd/ ), or fasaad , is an Arabic word meaning 'rottenness', 'corruption', or 'depravity'. In an Islamic context, it can refer to "spreading corruption on Earth" or "spreading mischief in a Muslim land ", moral corruption against Allah , or disturbance of the public peace. The spread of fasad is a major theme in the Quran , and the notion is often contrasted with islah ("setting things aright"). Classical Quranic commentators commonly interpreted "corruption in the land" as open disobedience against God or its result. In certain contexts, classical jurists took it to refer to the legal category of Hirabah , comprising armed assault, rape and murder. Some contemporary Muslims view destruction of the natural environment to be among the central meanings of verses referring to fasad . The term has been used in the legal codes of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and Islamic Republic of Iran . In Iran, laws referencing it have been used to prosecute or threaten political opposition figures. A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic (3rd ed.). The Study Quran: A New Translation and Commentary . Loc. 3292 (Commentary to 2:11-12).
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