Showing posts with label Sharia Allows For Compromise In Its Requirements. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sharia Allows For Compromise In Its Requirements. Show all posts

Monday, July 30, 2012

Why There Is No Need For Us To Make Concessions To Islamic Law

The following by Mark Durie is reposted here with permission:

The Ramadan Olympics and Islam's "Law of Necessity"

by Mark Durie
Gatestone Institute
July 30, 2012

Islam is a flexible religion: religious obligations allow exceptions, subject to circumstances. Muslim religious scholars balance countervailing obligations to determine when exceptions apply. Understanding such balancing of necessities in Islam is not only important for public policy, but also for understanding how an identical set of religious beliefs can be used to justify war or peace, terrorism or peaceful coexistence.