InIslamic law. The four Sunni schools of jurisprudence all agree that practicing homosexuality is an egregious crime that earns an especially harsh punishment, although the schools vary regarding what exactly this punishment should be.In the Hanafi school, the practicing homosexual is to be beat harshly and then executed if they persist. In the Shafi'i school, the practicing homosexual is
Alsoburied there is Imam el-Shafei, the founder of one of Sunni Islam's four schools of Islamic law, who passed away in 820 A.D. Hossam Abdel Azeem, a culture enthusiast, is working alongside other volunteers to rescue artefacts, including two 9th-century tombstones recently found in the rubble of demolished tombs. Thereare, however, schools of Islamic law - Hanafi, Maliki, Hanbali and Shafi - which, among many other things, hold strong positions on beard length and the act of shaving. BillalPhillips. Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips, the notable founder of Islamic Online University, is a Jamaican Canadian Islamic Scholar. He converted to Islam in 1972. He has translated and commented on various Islamic topics in over 50 published books. He completed his Ph.D. in Islamic Theology in 1994 from the University of Wales. kLmAT0P.