The attitude of some people now  is ‘my way or the high way’. I have the most correct or the most authentic view and therefore I am upon the Sunnah! You know what I’m talking about, right? We’ve all been there. The reason why people have this attitude is perhaps due to their incorrect knowledge (or the lack of it) in regards to the Shari’ah or more specifically fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) – fiqh is not a monolithic system which one group or individual has monopoly over, but it is as spacious as the oceans of the earth.

It’s surprising that people who previously criticised ‘certain groups’ and ‘individuals’ for carrying and promoting certain views such as voting or political participation, hijrah (migration), establishing groups or organisations, engaging with non-Muslims and a host of other issues - have now, not only adopted the same opinions they used to criticise. Not only that, in some respects they condemned others for espousing it, but they these same people are now promoting and advocating them Continue reading Maqasid al-Shari’ah and fanaticism