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Islam and The Modern Life 3 - Al-Shia The Scientific and Cultural Website of Shia belief Islam and The Modern Life 3 2021-10-31 452 Views The Flexibility of The Islamic Laws The second point, to be made clear, is that the Muslim thinkers believe that Islam has certain potentialities which have made it applicable to all times. According to these thinkers, Islamic teachings are in harmony with the progress of time, the expansion of culture and the resulting changes.

Let us see what is the nature of the potentialities which Islam has. In other words, let us see what devices have been put into the structure of this religion, and whether they have given it the characteristic of being in harmony with all the changing situations, without there being any need of dropping any of its teachings and without any conflict taking place between its teachings and any situation arising out of the expansion of knowledge and civilization.

📌Contents The Flexibility of The Islamic Laws Emphasis on Spirit And Indifference to Form Stable Laws for Stable Requirements And Varying Laws for Varying Requirements The Question of The Change of Script Dependence on others is forbidden Important And More Important The Laws Which Have a right of Veto Powers of The Ruler The Principle of Ijtihad Although this question has a technical aspect, in order to remove the misunderstanding of those who doubt that Islam has any such characteristic, we briefly deal with it here.

For further discussion of the subject, the readers may refer to “Tanbihul Ummah” by the late Ayatullah Naini, or to “Marjaiyyat wa Imamat” by the great contemporary scholar, Allamah Tabatabai. Both the books are, however in Persian. There are many points, which form the secret of Islam being in harmony with the expansion of knowledge and civilization, and the applicability of its firm and stable laws to the varying circumstances of life. We mention here only a few of them.

Emphasis on Spirit And Indifference to Form Islam has not dealt only with the external form of life, which depends upon the degree of the development of human knowledge. Islamic teachings are concerned also with the spirit and the goals of life, and determine the best way to reach these goals. Science has neither changed the spirit and the goals of life, nor has it suggested any better, shorter and safer route to reach them.

It has only provided better means and facilities to traverse the way to those goals.

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