Comments on: Islamic Law on Trial http://www.the-platform.org.uk/2010/02/10/islamic-law-on-trial/ Britain 10 Years On Thu, 05 Aug 2010 13:18:23 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Tijen Zahide Horoz http://www.the-platform.org.uk/2010/02/10/islamic-law-on-trial/comment-page-1/#comment-183 Tijen Zahide Horoz Fri, 12 Feb 2010 22:09:11 +0000 http://www.the-platform.org.uk/?p=356#comment-183 Enlightening.The flexibility, evolutionary nature of Islamic law seems to be overlooked/misunderstood by many Enlightening.The flexibility, evolutionary nature of Islamic law seems to be overlooked/misunderstood by many

]]> By: Talha http://www.the-platform.org.uk/2010/02/10/islamic-law-on-trial/comment-page-1/#comment-169 Talha Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:28:34 +0000 http://www.the-platform.org.uk/?p=356#comment-169 A good piece! Islamic Law certainly has more tradition then many other laws....I think the difference comes in the fact that most of it is not codified as such. The Shariah doesn't perhaps rely on precedence (as much) and I think this gives it the advantage of not being stuck when you have laws that are clearly outdated. The Shariah moves and changes according to time and space. I think it was Shaykh Ibn Bayyah who said like 10% of the shariah is codified and rest changes according to context and the usual Ijtihad, Qiyas and Ijma. A good piece! Islamic Law certainly has more tradition then many other laws….I think the difference comes in the fact that most of it is not codified as such. The Shariah doesn’t perhaps rely on precedence (as much) and I think this gives it the advantage of not being stuck when you have laws that are clearly outdated. The Shariah moves and changes according to time and space.

I think it was Shaykh Ibn Bayyah who said like 10% of the shariah is codified and rest changes according to context and the usual Ijtihad, Qiyas and Ijma.

]]> By: Opiya http://www.the-platform.org.uk/2010/02/10/islamic-law-on-trial/comment-page-1/#comment-167 Opiya Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:47:54 +0000 http://www.the-platform.org.uk/?p=356#comment-167 A very informative article. Islamic Law is often viewed through the lens of the simplistic portrayal propagated by the media. As such, one can get the impression of it being a law that is medieval and stagnant. But it is a lot more complex than that and to attempt to form a judgement on it, as a system of justice, based on rudimentary knowledge or misinformation is, in fact, extremely unjust in itself. A very informative article.

Islamic Law is often viewed through the lens of the simplistic portrayal propagated by the media. As such, one can get the impression of it being a law that is medieval and stagnant. But it is a lot more complex than that and to attempt to form a judgement on it, as a system of justice, based on rudimentary knowledge or misinformation is, in fact, extremely unjust in itself.

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