Hudud Law
MAJLIS UGAMA ISLAM SINGAPURA
FRIDAY SERMON
18 OCTOBER 2002M / 11 SYAABAN 1423H
HUDUD LAWS IN ISLAM
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My Respected Friday Congregation,
Today, through various media, we hear more voices for the implementation of the Shariah or Islamic Law. In this open environment and with the advancement of Information Technology, the Muslim community in Singapore would have surely heard some of these calls and hence follow their developments as well as discuss and debate about it. The non-muslim community too would be aware of such calls as such issues i.e. to enact hudud laws in neighbouring countries are covered by the local media. This would surely raise questions about the Muslim community’s stand on this issue.
My dear brothers,
Islamic scholars have given various interpretations of the word “syariah”. Some of them have given general meanings while others have chosen to be specific. Nevertheless, what is required of the Ummah is to practise Islam as a way of life. ALLAH Al-Mighty says in the Quran,
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“ If anyone desires A Religion other than Islam (submission to God), Never will it be accepted of him ; and in the hereafter He will be in the ranks of those who have lost (all spiritual good)” (Ali-Imran :85)
The Islam that has to be lived and implemented is a religion of three basic elements – Aqeedah or the Islamic Creed, Ibadah or Rituals & Practises and Jurisprudence or more known as the Fiqh and thirdly, Akhlaq or Noble Character and Etiquettes.
Each of those three elements have their own elaborations and importance and priorities and cannot be neglected.
Accordingly, when we talk about implementing Shariah in its general and wide term i.e. implementing Islam as a way of life, it means to secure the true aqidah or
Islamic creed, the just and correct jurisprudence and noble characters.
And when we talk about implementing the Shariah in its specific interpretation that is Shariah meaning Fiqh or Jurisprudence such as hudud
FRIDAY SERMON
18 OCTOBER 2002M / 11 SYAABAN 1423H
HUDUD LAWS IN ISLAM
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My Respected Friday Congregation,
Today, through various media, we hear more voices for the implementation of the Shariah or Islamic Law. In this open environment and with the advancement of Information Technology, the Muslim community in Singapore would have surely heard some of these calls and hence follow their developments as well as discuss and debate about it. The non-muslim community too would be aware of such calls as such issues i.e. to enact hudud laws in neighbouring countries are covered by the local media. This would surely raise questions about the Muslim community’s stand on this issue.
My dear brothers,
Islamic scholars have given various interpretations of the word “syariah”. Some of them have given general meanings while others have chosen to be specific. Nevertheless, what is required of the Ummah is to practise Islam as a way of life. ALLAH Al-Mighty says in the Quran,
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“ If anyone desires A Religion other than Islam (submission to God), Never will it be accepted of him ; and in the hereafter He will be in the ranks of those who have lost (all spiritual good)” (Ali-Imran :85)
The Islam that has to be lived and implemented is a religion of three basic elements – Aqeedah or the Islamic Creed, Ibadah or Rituals & Practises and Jurisprudence or more known as the Fiqh and thirdly, Akhlaq or Noble Character and Etiquettes.
Each of those three elements have their own elaborations and importance and priorities and cannot be neglected.
Accordingly, when we talk about implementing Shariah in its general and wide term i.e. implementing Islam as a way of life, it means to secure the true aqidah or
Islamic creed, the just and correct jurisprudence and noble characters.
And when we talk about implementing the Shariah in its specific interpretation that is Shariah meaning Fiqh or Jurisprudence such as hudud