Encyclopedia Ignoramica

türkçe links to original Turkish article

(Milliyet Newspaper, 28 March 2018)


What the enlightened Turkish rector is wearing these 
days.

An encyclopedia published under the direction of the rector of
Mardin Artuklu University, Prof. Dr. Ahmet Ağırakça, has created
controversy because of certain statements in the encyclopedia. 
The 6-volume Şamil İslam Encyclopedia has been brought to the
agenda of the Turkish Parliament by CHP (opposition party)
Parliamentarian Ali Şeker.

In the encyclopedia with regard to the word "mürted"  (apostate,
someone who has left Islam and taken up another religion), it is
defined as follows: "to believe that non-Moslem ideologies
that have been invented by infidels are correct; to worship
monuments, graves and the dead; to approve of ungodly orders
like Judaism, Christianity, Communism, capitalism and democracy."
The definition of "mürted" continues in this way: "a Moslem who
begins to think this way  has committed apostasy and the penalty,
if the person does not renounce it, is death."  (!)

Concerning "nüşûz", the encyclopedia explains to readers that it
is defined as "disobedience to one's husband; a woman who feels
ill will toward her husband and rebels."  This particular paragraph
declares that "a woman must conform to her husband's legitimate
orders while receiving a marriage settlement or alimony.  A husband
first warns a woman who disobeys his orders, then advises her and
tries to persuade her.  If all this fails, the husband locks the woman
in her room.  If the woman is still disobedient the husband may
resort to disciplinary penalties.  However, the husband should punish
the woman without leaving a mark on her body." (!)