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INTRODUCTION
Praise be to Allah Who deserves all praise and thanks,
Peace and the blessings of Allah be upon the master of
humankind, Prophet Muhammad, his infallible household,
the righteous among his companions and those who follow
the right path till the Day of Judgement.
Certainly, Allah the Most High, is the main source for
Islamic laws which are distinguished from man-made laws,
whether made by a single man or drafted by a body of men
and approved through public vote.
Indeed, Public vote or referendum on man made laws
does not grant them legality as long as these laws
contradict the Divine Laws revealed through heavenly
Scriptures.
Therefore, what the Islamic Shari'ah decrees as
'lawful' or 'unlawful' is not according to people's whims
and fantasies but according to the commandments of Allah,
the All Knowing and All-Wise, Who created man from sperm,
and knows what is in the interests of His creatures, and
what harms their body and soul.
The laws of Allah were revealed to all Divine
Messengers in different eras and geographical places, in
accordance with the intellectual progress of a society,
and reached their perfection through the Glorious Qur'an
and its universal message.
Therefore, the Shari'ah as the legal code of
Islam is called, is not bound by time and place and is
designed to cater to the different needs of the human
race till eternity. The Holy Qur'an which contains the
fixed sanctions is to be supplemented by the genuine
traditions of Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.) for the practical
implementation of the Shari'ah. Thus the dynamism
of the Shari'ah, on one hand, declares clear and
fixed 'Particular laws' and on the other, presents
'General Laws' through which qualified juriconsult
experts known as mujtahids in Islamic terminology,
arrive at a decision.
In the light of this 'Legislative Reality', the Shari'ah
accompanies and follows not only the development stages
of 'Life Reality' for an individual or a society, but
also anticipates and ably resolves all future
developments through its simple, deep and fairly wide
mechanism by giving judgements in all fields of life.
Another merit is that Islamic law gives the mukalaf
(one who is of age responsible for Islamic obligations) a
proper perspective of the right to talk, listen, or
abstain. In other words, it acquaints him with the
Almighty's judgements and laws, and makes him practically
mould his acts and behaviour accordingly.
Al-Balagh Foundation presents 'Islamic Laws' to its
dear readers, humbly imploring Allah the Most High, to
make it a step towards the spreading of Islamic culture
and ideology.
Al-Balagh Foundation
