Tag: Maqasid of Shariah

What is Shariah? Islamic extremism and Islamophobia are two sides of the same coin. They are two ideologies that have the same misconceptions about Islam. They both define the Islamic “Shariah” as a “law” and an oppressive system of governance that is violent, discriminatory, degrading to women, and void of humanity. So, what is Shariah? How is it defined in mainstream Islamic scholarship? First, it is important to differentiate between the word “Shariah” and the word “Fiqh”. Shariah is an Arabic word for a high road. The Quran calls the Shariah a way of life set by God (Quran...