By Ricky Laxa
KUWAIT: Ahmad Al-Mutawa, researcher at the International Moderation Center of Kuwait, delivered an enlightening lecture about the Specialties of Sharia Law on Tuesday at Aware Center which was attended by a number of Arabs and westerners including Christian ministers and members of different religious denominations. Al-Mutawa, who gives lectures on ways of combating extremism and also delivers sermons on Fridays at Al-Othman Mosque, explained the basic principles of Sharia and how it is applied in society.
As Al-Mutawa explained, the word ”Sharia” literally means Islamic Law, however these laws were not created by the Holy Prophet (PBUH) but formulated subsequently by religious people. Sources for Sharia Law are based on the Holy Quran, the Sunna (the Holy Prophet’s sayings and actions), ”Ijmaa” or consensus by Muslim scholars, as well as ”Qiyas” which is the result of analytical reasoning.
Al-Mutawa explained during the lecture that Islamic Sharia comes from God and is based on a code of ethics that is both external and internal, permanent and universal and stresses the sincerity of intentions. Read more ...
KUWAIT: Ahmad Al-Mutawa, researcher at the International Moderation Center of Kuwait, delivered an enlightening lecture about the Specialties of Sharia Law on Tuesday at Aware Center which was attended by a number of Arabs and westerners including Christian ministers and members of different religious denominations. Al-Mutawa, who gives lectures on ways of combating extremism and also delivers sermons on Fridays at Al-Othman Mosque, explained the basic principles of Sharia and how it is applied in society.
As Al-Mutawa explained, the word ”Sharia” literally means Islamic Law, however these laws were not created by the Holy Prophet (PBUH) but formulated subsequently by religious people. Sources for Sharia Law are based on the Holy Quran, the Sunna (the Holy Prophet’s sayings and actions), ”Ijmaa” or consensus by Muslim scholars, as well as ”Qiyas” which is the result of analytical reasoning.
Al-Mutawa explained during the lecture that Islamic Sharia comes from God and is based on a code of ethics that is both external and internal, permanent and universal and stresses the sincerity of intentions. Read more ...
Source: al Watan
H/T: Creeping Sharia
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