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Sharīʿa
Sharia, Sharī'ah, Shari'a, or Shariah () is a body of religious law that forms a part of the Islamic tradition based on scriptures of Islam, particularly the Qur'an and hadith. In Islamic terminology ''sharīʿah'' refers to immutable, intangible divine law; contrary to ''fiqh'', which refers to its interpretations by Islamic scholars. Sharia, or fiqh as traditionally known, has always been used alongside customary law from the very beginning in Islamic history; has been elaborated and developed over the centuries by legal opinions issued by qualified jurists – reflecting the tendencies of different schools – and integrated and with various economic, penal and administrative laws issued by Muslim rulers; and implemented for centuries by judges in the courts until recent times, when secularism was widely adopted in Islamic societies. Traditional theory of Islamic jurisprudence recognizes four sources for Ahkam al-sharia: the Qur'an, ''sunnah'' (or authentic ahadith), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Political Aspects Of Islam
Political aspects of the religion of Islam are derived from its religious scripture (the Quran holy book, Hadith, ''ḥadīth'' literature of accounts of the sayings and living habits attributed to the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and ''sunnah''), as well as elements of political movements and tendencies followed by Muslims or Islamic states throughout its history of Islam, history. Shortly after its founding, Islam's prophet Muhammad became a ruler of a state, and the intertwining of religion and state in Islam (and the idea that "politics is central" to Islam), is in contrast to the doctrine of rendering "unto Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God", of Christianity, its related and neighboring religion. Traditional political concepts in Islam which form an idealized model for Islamic rule, are based on the Muhammad after the occupation of Mecca, rule of Muhammad in Mecca (629–632 CE) and Succession to Muhammad, his elected or selected successors, known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
