what is SHAR'IAH?


". . .God's law (Shari'a) is about a process, methodology and morality. At the core of this morality is the value of Beauty...I believe that the core and kernel of Islam is the search for beauty -- the search for God's inexhaustible beauty and the beauty of God's creation. The search for God's law must attempt to pursue, express, promote, and re-create God's beauty..."   

KHALED ABOU EL FADL

The Search for Beauty in Islam: A Conference of the Books


"As Donald Trump speaks about his plans to combat terrorism, we wanted to take a look at two words you'll probably hear: Sharia law. It's become so scary to many Americans that lawmakers in some states have tried to pass laws banning it." 

 

"A Crash Course on Sharia Law," WBUR Interview with Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl

Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson gets a crash course in sharia law from Khaled Abou El Fadl, a law professor at UCLA.



A PRIMER ON SHARI'AH AND ISLAMIC LAW

QUOTABLE QUOTES ON SHARI'AH

What is Shari‘ah?

Although, both in Western and native discourses, it is common to use Shari‘ah (also commonly spelled Shari‘a or Shari‘at) interchangeably with Islamic law, Shari‘ah is a much broader term. Shari’ah is a rather fungible term in that it can mean different things depending on the context. So, for instance, al-Shari‘ah al-Yahudiyya means Jewish law, Shari‘at Musa means the laws of Moses, and Shari‘at al-Masih means the way of Jesus or the path of Jesus. Shari‘at Muhammad, depending on the usage, could mean the Sunna or tradition of Muhammad or Muhammad’s way of life, but the expression would not be used to refer to Islamic jurisprudence or law..." (from Reasoning with God)

WATCH VIDEO LECTURES ON SHARI'AH:

"The Promises and Perils of Shari'ah in the Modern Age, and The Shari'ah of Love"


"Shari'ah Law: Reasoning with God and the Challenge of the Unreasonable"