Episode 13 of the Sufi Reverberations Podcast offers some critical reflections concerning the issue of shari'ah. It is based on materials from the book: "Shari'ah: A Muslim's Declaration of Independence, 2nd Edition.
01/05/23 • 43 min
Sufi Reverberations: A Podcast by Anab Whitehouse - Sufi Reverberations - Shari'ah
Transcript
As far as I have been able to determine, the Qur’an mentions the term shari‘ah just once. In Surah 45, verse 18 one finds:
“O Prophet, We have put you on the Right Way (Shari‘ah) concerning the religion, so follow it, and do not yield to the desires of ignorant people;”
In Arabic, the noun shari‘ah refers to a place where animals would come for purposes of being able to drink water. The related verb shar’a involves the act of ‘taking a drink’. By extens
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