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Assalaamu alaikum [Peace be to you],
Alright, today I'd like to talk a little about one very important Islamic principle called Shari'ah:
What is Shari'ah?
الشريعة Shari'ah, or Islamic law, is the "centerpiece and backbone of Islam." It is based on:
- the holy Qur’an, the revealed word of the God given to his final prophet and messenger Mohammed -peace be upon him-,
- the Sunnah, or example of the life of Prophet Mohammed -peace be upon him- and the Hadith, which are sayings of Mohammed and provide information about the Sunnah, they were recorded in authenticated hadith collections.
But Shari'ah differs in one very important and significant way to the legal traditions of the Western world: Shari'ah prescribes Muslim behavior in every aspect of life from private matters between the individual and the God to relationships with others from the family or the widest community. Shari'ah includes worship, Family relations, Inheritance, Commerce, Property law, Civil law, Criminal law, Administration, Taxation, Constitution, International Relations, War and Ethics, and other categories... Shari'ah rulings have been developed to help Muslims understand how they should lead every aspect of their lives according to God's wishes.
the Arabic word Shari'ah literally means 'way of water' or 'source of water'– the source of life – and signifies the way to The God, as given by the God. It is the Way which encompasses the totality of man’s life. The Shari'ah is the source of life in that it contains both legal rules and ethical principles.
Human actions according to Shari'ah:
According to Shari'ah law, all human actions can be divided into the categories of:
فرض Fard or واجب Waajib - obligatory actions: those which a Muslim is required to perform; any action that you earn a reward for performing, and earn a punishment from abstaining from.
مستحب Mustahab- devotional and ethical virtues: those actions a Muslim is encouraged to perform, the non-observance of which, however, incurs no liability; any action that you earn a reward for performing, and earn nothing from abstaining from
مباح Mubah - permissible actions : those in which
a Muslim is given complete freedom of choice; any action you earn nothing from performing, and earn nothing from abstaining from.
مكروه Makrooh - abominable actions: those which are morally but not legally wrong; any action you earn nothing from performing, and earn a reward from abstaining from.
حرام Haram - prohibited actions: all those practices forbidden by Islam. any action you earn a punishment from performing, and earn a reward for abstaining from.
So how are rulings made?
Like any legal system, Shari'ah is complex. Scholars spend decades studying the Qur'an, the Sunnah and the law and, as with Western law, an expert on one aspect of Sharia is by no means the authority on another. Islamic jurists issue guidance and rulings. Guidance that is considered a formal legal ruling is called a Fatwah.
The recognized primary sources of Islamic law are the Qur’an and Sunnah. In matters that were not clearly spelled out in these sources, Muslim jurists developed other methods of finding a solution to a question:
إجماع IJma': or Unanimous consensus means that after making public a judgment about a matter of law, jurists found general agreement with it, and no jurist made sound legal arguments against the ruling.
قياس Qiyas: or Analogy means using logic and reasoning to apply a known law to a new situation not covered in the original law. As an example of analogy, Islam forbids Muslims to drink wine. Jurists have applied this prohibition by making an analogy to other intoxicating beverages like whiskey and beer, as well as drugs such as opium. They stated that the Islamic sources gave as the reason for prohibiting wine that it intoxicates. Thus, other intoxicating substances were also prohibited by analogy.
Purpose of Shari'ah:
The Islamic Shari'ah is not merely a collection of do's and don'ts, nor just a code of criminal laws prescribing punishments for certain crimes. Though it does contain both, its sweep is much broader and deeper, encompassing the totality of person's life.
Early Muslim scholars have looked at the question of why Allah revealed the Law. Some Muslim scholars of jurisprudence said that Allah revealed such a legislative system or Shari’ah in order to achieve Justice. Other jurists said it is for the purpose of achieving happiness. And still some others said it is only for the achievement and the realization of the very benefits of man on earth.
A closer look at these three approaches to Shari’ah shows that they complement each other: happiness of mankind cannot be achieved at large without justice, and justice is one of the essential benefits and interest of people on earth.
I hope this was beneficial for you
for more reading about Shari'ah:
The Islamic Sharia - An Overview [link]
SHARIAH: THE WAY OF JUSTICE [link]
Peace be to you
Alright, today I'd like to talk a little about one very important Islamic principle called Shari'ah:
What is Shari'ah?الشريعة Shari'ah, or Islamic law, is the "centerpiece and backbone of Islam." It is based on:
- the holy Qur’an, the revealed word of the God given to his final prophet and messenger Mohammed -peace be upon him-,
- the Sunnah, or example of the life of Prophet Mohammed -peace be upon him- and the Hadith, which are sayings of Mohammed and provide information about the Sunnah, they were recorded in authenticated hadith collections.
But Shari'ah differs in one very important and significant way to the legal traditions of the Western world: Shari'ah prescribes Muslim behavior in every aspect of life from private matters between the individual and the God to relationships with others from the family or the widest community. Shari'ah includes worship, Family relations, Inheritance, Commerce, Property law, Civil law, Criminal law, Administration, Taxation, Constitution, International Relations, War and Ethics, and other categories... Shari'ah rulings have been developed to help Muslims understand how they should lead every aspect of their lives according to God's wishes.
the Arabic word Shari'ah literally means 'way of water' or 'source of water'– the source of life – and signifies the way to The God, as given by the God. It is the Way which encompasses the totality of man’s life. The Shari'ah is the source of life in that it contains both legal rules and ethical principles.
Human actions according to Shari'ah:According to Shari'ah law, all human actions can be divided into the categories of:
فرض Fard or واجب Waajib - obligatory actions: those which a Muslim is required to perform; any action that you earn a reward for performing, and earn a punishment from abstaining from.
مستحب Mustahab- devotional and ethical virtues: those actions a Muslim is encouraged to perform, the non-observance of which, however, incurs no liability; any action that you earn a reward for performing, and earn nothing from abstaining from
مباح Mubah - permissible actions : those in which
a Muslim is given complete freedom of choice; any action you earn nothing from performing, and earn nothing from abstaining from.
مكروه Makrooh - abominable actions: those which are morally but not legally wrong; any action you earn nothing from performing, and earn a reward from abstaining from.
حرام Haram - prohibited actions: all those practices forbidden by Islam. any action you earn a punishment from performing, and earn a reward for abstaining from.
So how are rulings made?Like any legal system, Shari'ah is complex. Scholars spend decades studying the Qur'an, the Sunnah and the law and, as with Western law, an expert on one aspect of Sharia is by no means the authority on another. Islamic jurists issue guidance and rulings. Guidance that is considered a formal legal ruling is called a Fatwah.
The recognized primary sources of Islamic law are the Qur’an and Sunnah. In matters that were not clearly spelled out in these sources, Muslim jurists developed other methods of finding a solution to a question:
إجماع IJma': or Unanimous consensus means that after making public a judgment about a matter of law, jurists found general agreement with it, and no jurist made sound legal arguments against the ruling.
قياس Qiyas: or Analogy means using logic and reasoning to apply a known law to a new situation not covered in the original law. As an example of analogy, Islam forbids Muslims to drink wine. Jurists have applied this prohibition by making an analogy to other intoxicating beverages like whiskey and beer, as well as drugs such as opium. They stated that the Islamic sources gave as the reason for prohibiting wine that it intoxicates. Thus, other intoxicating substances were also prohibited by analogy.
Purpose of Shari'ah:The Islamic Shari'ah is not merely a collection of do's and don'ts, nor just a code of criminal laws prescribing punishments for certain crimes. Though it does contain both, its sweep is much broader and deeper, encompassing the totality of person's life.
Early Muslim scholars have looked at the question of why Allah revealed the Law. Some Muslim scholars of jurisprudence said that Allah revealed such a legislative system or Shari’ah in order to achieve Justice. Other jurists said it is for the purpose of achieving happiness. And still some others said it is only for the achievement and the realization of the very benefits of man on earth.
A closer look at these three approaches to Shari’ah shows that they complement each other: happiness of mankind cannot be achieved at large without justice, and justice is one of the essential benefits and interest of people on earth.
I hope this was beneficial for you
for more reading about Shari'ah:
The Islamic Sharia - An Overview [link]
SHARIAH: THE WAY OF JUSTICE [link]
Peace be to you
EVERYTHING IN YOUR ARTICLE IS FALSE. so I consider you trying to propagate falsehood against Islam and I'll just flag it as spam.
in my page, you are allowed to:
- ask questions about Islam in order to learn.
- make short statements about your opinion (agreement or disagreement)regarding one of the things I share about Islam.
in my page, you are not allowed to:
- make monologue (ask questions about Islam and answer them by yourself)
- write long articles (or copy-paste them) trying to spread your own misunderstanding of Islam (do so in your page)
and you say:
"but... no amount of tolerance can make Sharia seem like a good idea to me. "
I'm not responsible for your close-mindedness. my duty is only to inform. you can believe whatever you want.
"and if you have any good arguments to counteract these criticisms, I'll listen."
you seem to be looking for a debate. sorry man, I don't debate.
in my page, you can ask about Islam and I will answer. or you can make a statement and I will reply back (if your statement is false I will correct it). but no debates here.
I'm not gonna answer your question about Muslim customs because I don't know ALL customs in All Muslim countries of the world. but I'm gonna answer based on the Islamic faith.
By definition, "talking back" means "to reply defiantly or insolently." and insolent means "showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect"
in Islam, the husband/wife relationship is ruled with respect and kindness. both husband and wife shouldn't display rudeness and arrogance when dealing with each other. but for the sake of argument, even if we suppose the wife was arrogant and talked back, according to Islam, she should not be stoned for this.
A Muslim woman may take off her veil anywhere she wants. but if she chooses to obey the God almighty, then she should not take off her veil unless she is at home and only with mahram people around her (google the word).
for the sake of argument, if we suppose the woman doesn't want to obey God's command and she chose to remove her veil in public, according to Islam, she should not be stoned for this.
I hope this answers your question.
just like I'm entitled to mine, which is: "civilization is nothing without sharee'ah law."
cheers ^_^
and nope islam did created civilization you guys toke it back in the middle ages :/
Idiots see everything idiotic.
"we give you civilization. that is a fact."
No. you give us destruction.
"but really, nothing more. except terrorism."
Terrorism is manufactured in the Western World. it's you who is forcing it on us.
"islam didn't create civilization, we created it."
NO. Islam created civilization. you took some of its elements and benefited from them. and now you claim credit for that which you didn't do.
"you better respect that gift, and not mess it up with your believes. with out us, you would not even be creating these pictures.
So what do you expect me to say to the idiot? "thank you"?
I only replied him based on his IQ level.
There's a reason why we Ahmadis exist, God Himself created and formed our community, to destroy all these false teachings and rejuvenate the original teachings of Islam.
And I am pretty sure there are countless Muslims all over the world that also condemn these acts, like Nayzak. We are against such fundamental acts of cruelty and immorality.
Also, I don't have to be an Ahmadi Muslim to say this, but the Qur'an is the true basis of Islam.
If it doesn't sanction stoning to death and other such things, it is NOT PART OF ISLAM.
Many things that are being practiced in so called Islamic states are CULTURAL, and have NOTHING to do with religion. People just use ISLAM as their core beliefs system to SUPPORT their acts of injustice.
This has nothing to do with ISLAM (Peace and submission to the Will of God), it is the dark side of human nature and pure ignorance.
Nothing more to it.
We can all do our part.
That is to say I am disgusted at the way Ahmadiya's are treated in Pakistan as well. It is nice to see you have much more moderate opinions.
However I disagree that it is just culture. More so, religious culture stemmed from deep beliefs of patriarchy. I am sure you can all do our part. Goodluck to you and yours.
A prime example: in the UK, we have a clothing and food chain called Marks and Spencers. I've been told of a few visitors to Iran who had their luggage checked by customs, and if anyone had any clothes from M&S, they would be confiscated on the grounds that they are a Jewish company (or something to that affect).
I'm not suggesting Shari'ah is wrong, but I do feel it's a bit extreme.
you are not Muslim, so Shari'ah law is not for you. you, as a non-Muslim, agreeing or disagreeing with it is of no importance.
they would be confiscated on the grounds that they are a Jewish company
let's suppose that country X occupied part of your country. in country X, there is a famous clothes brand called XX. would you buy their products? would your country allow their products to be sold there? knowing that part of their profit will go to military field to make bombs and bullets to kill your people.
Zionists are occupying a Muslim land and killing innocent people there. that's why it's the duty of every Muslim to boycott and cut any relationship with anyone who is supporting these Zionists. there are many Zionist companies and Zionist-supporter companies. true Muslims are required to boycott all of them. and this is understandable. we don't want to support anyone who supports killing and oppressing our brethren.
You may disagree with the above. you may disagree with Shari'ah. but know that Shari'ah is the law of Muslims, not of non-Muslims. even if you think it's extreme, don't worry. it's not your law. no one will impose it on you.
By the way, Marks and Spencer is a major British retailer, not even an Israelian company. Only one of its founders (Marks) was Jew (and he died in 1907, while Israel was funded in 1948).
if you want to complain about Iran, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Bengladesh, Island of Wak-Wak... why don't you go and complain to the embassies of the countries that you consider discriminatory or absurd.
that's better than to do it in my page. I can't help you there, you know...
Still, if you were a silly (non-musilm) tourist and you've packed your luggage with clothes all from this one shop - you're going to end up with nothing to wear. XD
Anyway, thanks for clearing that up and Peace Be With You.