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**enfoires** · 07-11-2011, 12:24 PM

Ibn Mikael,

I agree with your most recent post: we must maintain respectable manners and conduct towards each other in order to arrive at understanding.

This attacking and counterattacking is futile and destructive.
We have to move forward, insha Allah.

That said, insha Allah, please if you will address these questions:

1. Who are you suggesting should legislate on new issues that arise within a country? A benevolent dictatorship? What exactly is your alternative other than the people? Do you believe Allah

is going to give us a new prophet every hundred years or so who will definitively address new issues? Of course not, and in that absence, people will differ regarding issues. As such, the consensus of the majority matters.

2. As I stated previously, a state could simply adopt a constitution that says no law shall be passed which violates Islamic law (with a clear definition of what is Islamic law). Therefore, if a people try to pass a piece of legislation that contravenes the shariah, the courts could simply strike it down. New issues arise and you can't simply ignore them. Saying "follow the shariah" isn't a real answer, because it assumes that the shariah has specifically addressed the issue before.

3. The majority of the people matters, because if the majority of the people don't like what the government is doing, they'll simply kick out or kill the leaders. You could try ignoring the majority if you're leading, but you aren't gonna be lasting too long--I can guarantee that

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07-11-2011, 12:24 PM	#33
enfoires Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 527 Senior Member	Ibn Mikael, I agree with your most recent post: we must maintain respectable manners and conduct towards each other in order to arrive at understanding. This attacking and counterattacking is futile and destructive. We have to move forward, insha Allah. That said, insha Allah, please if you will address these questions: 1. Who are you suggesting should legislate on new issues that arise within a country? A benevolent dictatorship? What exactly is your alternative other than the people? Do you believe Allah is going to give us a new prophet every hundred years or so who will definitively address new issues? Of course not, and in that absence, people will differ regarding issues. As such, the consensus of the majority matters. 2. As I stated previously, a state could simply adopt a constitution that says no law shall be passed which violates Islamic law (with a clear definition of what is Islamic law). Therefore, if a people try to pass a piece of legislation that contravenes the shariah, the courts could simply strike it down. New issues arise and you can't simply ignore them. Saying "follow the shariah" isn't a real answer, because it assumes that the shariah has specifically addressed the issue before. 3. The majority of the people matters, because if the majority of the people don't like what the government is doing, they'll simply kick out or kill the leaders. You could try ignoring the majority if you're leading, but you aren't gonna be lasting too long--I can guarantee that .
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