What is modern perception of Islam? Has Islam undergone changes? by Dr Tahir ul Qadri

This is a basic question which you have very rightly raised. Whatever be the religion, it has two basic aspects. One is the basic structure, which has fundamental principles. These basic principles of Islam have neither changed nor will they change in any time to come. What I mean by it is the Holy Quran. Whatever is mentioned in the Holy Book and Sunna is the eternal guidance and whatever is celestial guidance stays till the Day of Judgment because it is not man-made law. The characteristic of man-made law is that it gets outdated with the passage of time. Since human mind and vision cannot perceive the requirements and changes, which would come about after 100 years, so as soon as changes take place in human society, man-made laws continue to change in order to meet the changed requirements for survival.
God-made law is permanent and immutable. It never changes. It is neither corrupted nor distorted. Its original text remains preserved as is the case with the Holy Quran and Hadith. They are preserved in their original form till date because that is based upon the revelation of Allah. Allah Almighty is the Creator of humanity and Provider of guidance. So when He furnishes guidance, He caters to the needs of humanity in advance. That is why basic principles do not change.
The second angle pertains to its interpretation and execution. Circumstances continue to register changes in various societies and languages in different parts of the world. Human life also experiences continuous evolution. Social norms and values are changing. Political, economic, sociological and ecological factors are undergoing changes, now, a religion which cannot address the demands of changing circumstances, it becomes outdated. Islam is not a religion to become outdated. It is a combination of the modern and the ancient. The Islamic teachings cater to the needs of modern-day society in a satisfactory manner.
After the Holy Quran and Sunna, Ijtihad is the third source of Islamic law. There is a form of collective Ijtihad today and if collective consensus among contemporary scholars and jurists is achieved on any given matter, it is called Ijma. And if it is individual opinion of a competent Mujtahid, it is called analogy. There are further kinds of Ijtihad, and Qiyas. Some are custom-based, others are necessity-based. Many terms like Istehsan, marsala and istuswab are used. These are the ways in Islamic law allowing for reinterpretation in accordance with the changing circumstances. They admit of the space for evolution and a new interpretation to respond to complex challenges in changed circumstances. But the Holy Quran and Sunna would continue to provide bases for every such new module of interpretation and reconstruction. It would have to be in the light of the Quranic text and Sunna.
That is why four or five major interpretations of Islamic law have come into being. In Islamic jurisprudence, they are called fiqa-e-Hanfi, Malki, Shafii and Hunbli and the fifth jurisprudential school of thought has come into being in the form of fiqa-e-Jafria. All of these schools of thought have the same origin, same Islam, the same Quran and Sunna. Now these schools of thought came into being with a view to meeting demands of contemporary age as I just told you so. This point can be further illustrated by an example of Pakistani Constitution. This is a federal document aimed at running the whole country. But under the federation, there are four provinces with separate legislatures, enactments and rules. But all of these rules and regulations are subject to the basic constitutional document called Constitution. There is no conflict between provincial laws and rules and federal laws. These rules only help in enforcing the governments writ in accordance with its own peculiar conditions. The Assembly interprets the Article of the Constitution in keeping with requirements of Punjab or Sindh or NWFP or Baluchistan and enforces it as the case may be. There is always a space for reinterpretation. In the similar manner, Ijtihad is such a legal device because of which reconstructive spirit stays intact.

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[Naqshbandi84]

subhanallah., Shaykh ul Islam dr tahir ul qadri a wonder of the world. may Allah forever protect and bless them.

lol sister zahrah, u r quite right. i must say i like this interviewer, but even here in england, non muslim women offer to wear hijab when they enter mosques or are presnet infront of our scholars. Indeed this is the greates muslim schoalr of the world maybe she should have.

[gambitrheon]

You are FULL of hate and anger and I think,it is you who are ENEMY of Islam.Bringing your personal madness and anger to Islamic teachings and rules.What you UNDERSTAND under sharia is what majority of extremists BELIEVE and calling others who dispute them KAAFIREEN!Many laws of islamic sharia is based on quraan,but MANY also are based on MAN MADE laws,which caused anger and confusion among muslim ummah.

[thegreatfearblog]

What a load of rubbish. A note on "modernist" or "reformed" Muslims: Islam, through the Koran, instils upon the believers the notion that morality is flexible. The only morality, like in communism, is the only one that furthers the advancement of the party. Reformers may be genuine, or they may be deceiving the west, in order to gain time to further their cause. Scruton should be aware of that concept. It's very clear, for example, by the treatment of "non believers" prescribed in the Koran

[knight200719]

What that Flag represents???

[reeab]

I guess the sister was not pre-informed whom she was about to interview!

[Gorteenminogue]

Fortunately, the modern perception of Islam is that it is a man-made, dark age, misogynist, violent, horrendous pile of shit.

[freebee007]

Listen carefully Islam is of two types on set up by malookeeat or the Governments set up by some soora or democratic election of the common people on their independant will and other set up and told by prophets and his lineage or Ahllubait,

And u seen that Malookeet destroyed Islam till today n Imamat saved the fundamentals of islam,

So open ur eyes which model u following or want to follow, Kingship, orthodoxi or spiritualism,

[pakstar143]

Yeh thats good, coz you take things in wrong sense.. we know what we are doing..

Our Faith is best and clear.

Allah SWT is Greatest and Muhammad PBUH is most respectable for us after Almighty Allah(swt).

You will see us on other side with this faith INshAllah.

JazakAllah for your arguments.

[1399lion]

talk sensible, why r u asking stupids questions about salah and shahadah (kalimah).

clearly u dont remember the talk and u dont know how to hav a discussion cause u have been told or like to ask stupids questions which hav no relevance to the discussion cause u dont hav any evidence or sound argument to bak up the shirkh u do, good luck pal, c u on the other side.

[pakstar143]

As far as I remeber about tat video he was describing the greatness of ProphetPBUH and was saying that After Allah SWT he is the one on highest post.

What if i say in Kalima there is Allah(swt) and Muhmmad PBUH both, its shirk.. ???

what If i say in Farz namaz we send darood on Rasool, when farz is for AllahSWT also shirk?

Secondly, u really think that Tahir ul Qadri sahab thinks that Prophet PBUH is equal to Allah SWT (Nauzbillah) u think its his faith? Plz talk sensibly.

[pakstar143]

Nauzbillah.. He never said that he said that there was no one in between Allah Subahan Talah and Prophet PBUH...

Do not take your wrong interpertations to misguide others.

What about the nick pakstar, if you see anything good or bad in it..its all how u think.

You don't know and don't want to understand what he says as you are from Wahabi tola who say giving respect to Hazoor PBUH is shirk.. we will respct our Prophet to the highest level of respect given by Allah Subhanataleh..

[pakstar143]

You can also value worth of your thinking by your comments raiting.. which is catching all -ves..

Dr Tahir Ul Qadri is real muslim scholor he has alot better understanding than any other scholor of Pakistan and Islamic world.

Your fuzzy comments cannot degrade him. May Allah bless Tahir Ul Qadri Sabah.