Perfection of The Shari'ah
Creator: Abdul Qader Abdul Aziz
Date: 2007-07-07
Format: text
Identifier: http://www.islamworld.net/docs/perfection_of_the_shariah.html
Language: en
Source: al-Jumu'ah Magazine
Subject: iman
Title: Perfection of The Shari'ah
Created on: Mon Mar 17 13:09:03 -0400 2008
Updated on: Sat Jul 07 13:34:34 -0400 2007
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Abstract: ... hole and sound life in this world and the one to come. 2-The Prophet, sallallahu alayhe wa sallam, conveyed the whole entirety of the Shariah and did not conceal any part of it. 3-The Prophet, sallallahu alayhe wa sallam, did not leave out any thing that is good for us but he led us unto it and left not any thing that is evil but he warned us from it. This fundamental principal, the "Completion and Perfection of the Shari'ah," ordains the following facts: - Since the Shari'ah is fully complete, nothing can be added to it nor subtracted from it. This fact establishes the invalidity of all types of Bid'ahs and invention, old and new. - The perfection of the Shari'ah and its transmission by the Prophet, sallallahu alayhe wa sallam, means that there is no place in this religion of Islam for such things as Ilmul-Batin, or inner Knowledge as some want to call it, that is contrary to the perceptible (Dhahir) or the reality (Haqiqah) of the Shari'ah. This guarantees the invalidity of all schools of thought and interpretation of the Batiniah (those who believe that there is more to the Shariah than its direct and perceptible meaning), as in the case of the Ismailiah atheists and some of the Sufis, among others; those who say that salah is not the bowing, the prostration and recitation but it is something else. Some of them also say that Paradise and Hellfire are just metaphors and symbols, and apply these and other similar concepts to the rest of the Shariah. - The completion and the perfection of the Shari'ah means that it is above, and free from, contradiction and inconsistency. Allah says, "Do they not ponder on the Qur'an? Had it been from other than Allah, they would surly find therein much discrepancy" [4:82] and "...And indeed it is an honorable and exalted Book. No falsehood can approach it from before or behind it: It is sent down by the One full of Wisdom, Worthy of all Praise" [41:41-42]. Some statements may seem to be in contradiction to one another. Such 'apparent confusion' does not apply to the scholars who know how to interpret each statement in accordance with its connotation. The Messenger of Allah, sallallahu alayhe wa sallam, said, "The Qur'an did not come down so for one part of it to contradict the other, but rather to confirm one another. Therefore practice the part you understand and refer the part you don't to the one who knows it" (Authentic, Ahmad and Al-Baghawi) - The perfection of the Shar'iah means that in Islam every matter has a ruling governing it. This ruling can be an Order, a Prohibition or a Permission. This ruling can be direct and independent or included in some other comprehensive principle. Not knowing the ruling does not mean the Shariah is not complete, rather it means that the mujtahid, or the researcher for the ruling, was not able to find it and he must seek the help of some one who is more knowledgeable than him. - The perfection of the Shar'iah means that it is not in need for any of the previous abrogated religions or an... [Full Article...]
