SHARI'AH - THE WAY TO GOD

SHARI'AH - THE WAY TO GOD
by Khurram MuradThe Islamic Foundation

Table of Index
ASPIRATIONS AND ANTAGONISMS
UNDERSTANDING THE SHARI'AH
WHAT IS THE SHARI'AH
MAN-GOD RELATIONSHIP
HUMAN FREEDOM AND DIGNITY
THE SOURCES
(I) The Qur'an
(2) The Sunnah
(3) Ijma' (Consensus)
(4) Ijtihad
INNER AND MORAL DIMENSIONS
SHARI'AH-THE LAW
MOTIVATION AND SANCTION
LOVE AND LAW
MORAL IDEALS AND RULES OF CONDUCT
INNER DIMENSIONS
SHARI'AH AND TARIQAH
THE UNCHANGING IN A CHANGING WORLD
THE ETERNAL AND UNCHANGING
CATEGORISATION OF PRECEPTS
HUMAN REASON AND LEGISLATION
PERMANENCE AND CHANGE
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT
Ijtihad
SECTS AND SCHOOLS OF LAW
MUSLIM MINORlTIES
CONCLUSION