The shariah and law : An analysis

Although the scholarly discussions on Shariah has significantly been increased recently, many of these deliberations leave a distorted image of the Shariah. This paper attempts to explore scope and role of the Shariah by analyzing its etymology and historical conceptions in the light of the Qur’anic...

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Main Authors:	Muhammed, Muneer Kuttiyani, Ali, Mohd Mumtaz
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Language:	English
Published:	Global Academic Excellence 2017
Subjects:	BL Religion
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spelling	iium-599772018-01-12T07:43:07Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/59977/ The shariah and law : An analysis Muhammed, Muneer Kuttiyani Ali, Mohd Mumtaz BL Religion Although the scholarly discussions on Shariah has significantly been increased recently, many of these deliberations leave a distorted image of the Shariah. This paper attempts to explore scope and role of the Shariah by analyzing its etymology and historical conceptions in the light of the Qur’anic statements [5:48, 45:18 and 5:48]. It will also investigate the various intellectual reflections of scholars and exegesis. Contrary to the general perception of the Shariah merely as ‘Islamic law, this paper makes a comparative analysis between the Shariah and law by highlighting the distinctive features of the Shariah. As a part of this analysis, some major higher universal principles of the Shariah which seem more significant to the multi-religious society will also be discussed in this paper. An approach of combining the conceptual and comparative analysis along with philosophical reflections and inter-textual reading of the various scholars have been employed in this research. The study presents the Shariah as a significant alternative dynamic system of life which seem more relevant in the multi-religious and multi-cultural societies. Global Academic Excellence 2017-09 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/59977/1/THE%20SHARIAH%20AND%20LAW-AN%20ANALYSIS.pdf Muhammed, Muneer Kuttiyani and Ali, Mohd Mumtaz (2017) The shariah and law : An analysis. International Journal of Law, Government and Communication, 2 (5). pp. 48-64. E-ISSN 0128-1763 http://www.ijlgc.com/PDF/IJLGC-2017-05-09-06.pdf
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description	Although the scholarly discussions on Shariah has significantly been increased recently, many of these deliberations leave a distorted image of the Shariah. This paper attempts to explore scope and role of the Shariah by analyzing its etymology and historical conceptions in the light of the Qur’anic statements [5:48, 45:18 and 5:48]. It will also investigate the various intellectual reflections of scholars and exegesis. Contrary to the general perception of the Shariah merely as ‘Islamic law, this paper makes a comparative analysis between the Shariah and law by highlighting the distinctive features of the Shariah. As a part of this analysis, some major higher universal principles of the Shariah which seem more significant to the multi-religious society will also be discussed in this paper. An approach of combining the conceptual and comparative analysis along with philosophical reflections and inter-textual reading of the various scholars have been employed in this research. The study presents the Shariah as a significant alternative dynamic system of life which seem more relevant in the multi-religious and multi-cultural societies.
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title	The shariah and law : An analysis
title_short	The shariah and law : An analysis
title_full	The shariah and law : An analysis
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title_full_unstemmed	The shariah and law : An analysis
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