RELIGION

CHARACTERISTICS
OF ISLAMIC
SHARĪ ʿ AH
The first and the most
1- Revealed from
important characteristic of
Allah
Islamic Shariah is that it is
from Allah.

It is not the result of people

experience.

Its guidance and teachings

from Allah, the Almighty.
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CHARACTERISTICS
OF ISLAMIC
Shariah covers all aspects of the
SHARĪ ʿ AH human life, It gives us guidance
from the day we are born till the
day we die, even before we are
2- born and after we die.
Comprehensiven
Shariah shows its guidance
ess, Covering &
wherever we are at home, in the
Completion mosque, and at work.

It rules our relationship with

Allah, with each other, our
families, our communities, and the
whole society
 RELIGION
CHARACTERISTICS
OF ISLAMIC◦Also, it teaches us how to deal
with people, animals and objects.
SHARĪ ʿ AH

It applies to our physical needs,

Comprehensiveness our intellect and souls. It covers
, Covering & our sayings, feelings, and
Completion actions. Allah taala says:
‫ونزلن ا عليك الكت ب تبيانا لك ل شي ئ وهدى ورحم ة‬
.‫وبشرى للمسلمين‬
{… and We have sent down to you
the Book explaining all things, a
guide, a mercy, and glad tidings
to Muslims.} (An-Nahl 16:89)
 RELIGION
CHARACTERISTICS
OF ISLAMIC Shariah is also balanced and
SHARĪ ʿ AH moderate ‫اعتدا لپ سند‬, It balances
between the body and the soul,
between the intellect and the
Balanced & -3 emotions, between this life and
Reasonable the eternal‫ ابدی‬one, It balances
between theory and reality,
between thinking and action ,
between the unseen and the
apparent.

Shariah promotes freedom, yet it

commands responsibility.
 RELIGION
CHARACTERISTICS One important attribute of Shariah is
OF ISLAMIC
SHARĪ ʿ AH that it makes things easy and remove
burdens.
Release from -4 ُ ُّ َ ُ ُّ ‫ن َ ح‬ ْ ‫َن‬ ُ ‫ُ ُ ل‬
burdens ‫َات ويُحَرم عَ َل ْي ِهم‬ ِّ ‫ي‬ ‫ط‬
ّ َ ‫ا‬ ‫م‬ ُ ‫ه‬ ‫ل‬
َ ‫ِل‬ ُ ‫ي‬ ‫و‬ ‫ر‬ َ
‫ك‬ ‫م‬
ُ ْ ‫ا‬ ‫َن‬ ‫ع‬ ‫م‬ُ ‫ه‬‫ا‬ ‫ه‬ ْ ‫ي‬ ‫و‬ ‫وف‬ ‫ْر‬ ‫يْأمُره م ِا ْ َع‬
ِ ِ ْ ‫ب‬ ‫ل‬ ْ ‫ن‬ ِ َ ‫َ خ ئ َ ب َم ض ُ ن ْ َ ْ َ ِ غ اَل‬
‫ل‬ َ َ ِ
ۚ ‫الْ َ ب َا ِث ويَ َع عَ ْهُم ِإصْرهُم واَأْل ْ ل الَّت ِي َكا َت َعلَ ْي ِهم‬

He commands them what is just and

forbids them from what is evil; he allows
them as lawful what is good (and pure)
and prohibits them from what is bad
(and impure); He releases them from
their heavy burdens and from the
burdens that were upon them.}
)Al-A`raf 7:157(
 Religion
Some Distinguishing
Features of
Islamic Sharī ah  The most fundamental feature of Islamic
Shariah is its being non compromising i e
1- Non it does not compromise on:
 human interest.
Compromising
 Anything that is harmful for human
health. All of them are illegal in Islam.
Consumption of ُ ‫ث ٌ ٌَ ن‬
Allah
‫ف‬ Says:
ْ ‫ق‬
‫ن‬ ‫ف‬ َ ‫خ‬ ‫يسَْألُون‬
Wine is strictly ‫َاس‬ ّ ‫ل‬ ‫ك عَن ا ْلَمْر و نالْمَ ْيس ِر ۖ ُل ِي ِهمَا ِإ ْم َكب ِير و َم َا ِع ِل‬ َ َ
ِ ِ ‫ِ ُ ِْ ف‬ ‫َ َث‬
prohibited in Islam. . ‫وِإ ْمُهُمَا َأ ْكب َر مِن َ ْعِ ِهمَا‬
They ask you about wine and gambling. Say,
“In both there is great sin, and some
benefits for people. And their sin is
greater than their benefits.
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Some Distinguishing
Features of
Islamic Sharī ah
0 Modern research shows following negative
Non effects of its use
a) Medical Science after thorough research
Compromising says that drinking is one of the causes of
cancer and overall injurious ‫ ن قصاندہ‬to
health.
Consumption of
b)An estimated 95 000 people
Wine is strictly (approximately 68 000 men and 27 000
prohibited in Islam. women) die from alcohol related causes
annually, making alcohol the leading
unnecessary cause of death in the United
States
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Some Distinguishing
Features of
Islamic Sharī ah
c) Between 2011 and 2015 the leading causes
Non of deaths due to chronic conditions in the
United States were alcohol associated liver
Compromising disease, heart disease and stroke, upper aero
digestive tract cancers, liver cancer, and
hypertension.
Consumption of
Wine is strictly d) Advertising Alcohol on TV is strictly
prohibited in Islam. banned in Russia National Institute of
Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism
https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/
brochures and fact sheets/alcohol facts and
statistics
 Religion
Some Distinguishing
Features of
Islamic Sharī ah Gambling
Data shows that suicide rate among
Non gamblers is higher.
Damaged family relationships, emotional
Compromising problems and financial difficulties are some
of the most common impacts on family
members of people with gambling problems.
Gambling is strictly There is consistent evidence of an
prohibited in Islam. association between gambling problems and
family violence.
So Gambling is something, which kills an
individual, before killing, it kills business of a
person, it kills family and social life of a
gambler.
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Some Distinguishing
Features of
Islamic Sharī ah
◦Islamic Shariah is in harmony with the
2- Natural nature.
◦It has great regard for rules of nature unlike
the secular laws which often contradicts to
the natural law.
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Some Distinguishing
Features of
Islamic Sharī ah
◦Islamic Shariah does not carry any
3- No contradiction in its declarations and
Contradictions practices
◦If something is said to be wrong, its
practice must be discontinued .
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Some Distinguishing
Features of
Islamic Sharī ah
◦ Islam provides an integrated approach
4- Integrated System towards life
of Life ◦ It creates an integration between all
sciences dealing with any aspect of life
whether it would be medical Science, legal
science or human life
◦On contrary, medical science declares
something wrong but legal science says, it is
right, There is no integrated approach
towards concepts of right and wrong
 Religion
Some Distinguishing
Features of
Islamic Sharī ah
◦According to Islamic point of view human
5- It gives the intellect is capable to distinguish between
concept of Right right and wrong , but only after having
and Wrong from the experienced something or after collection of
beginning. data through human practices that may
involve long period, may be centuries .

As, a child does not know the function of

fire. He or she is just attracted towards it
because of its shining light.

His mother makes him aware about its

harmful results and how he should be
careful while dealing with it
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Some Distinguishing
Features of
Islamic Sharī ah
The role of Islam in human life is like
It is like a mother role of a mother for human beings. That
for a baby. is to save them before they get harmed

So
◦ The purpose of divine guidance is to
save humanity from the losses, which
could occur during long periods of
experiences.
 Beliefs & Actions
Beliefs are like the foundation of a building
Actions are like the Pillars, Walls and Roof.
Deeper, Well grounded the foundation = taller , the
graceful structure of the building
Some Important Terms
oEach term is linked to each other. It is related and
dependent on each other.
oEman is the foundation of Islam and Ehsan.
oWithout Eman there will be no Islam And Ihsan.
oEman is the firm belief in the articles of faith.
 Some Important Terms
Islam
Islam is a practical demonstration of Iman it
involves the application of the pillars and
principles of Islam as an outer action.
oIslam tells us what we should do upon our belief.
oIt is a kind of practice of what we believed in.
 Some Important Terms
Literal Meaning of Emaan
◦ Many times the word‫ ‘ إيمان‬Eman is casually translated
into faith without having a deep understanding of what
it implies This word comes from ‫ء م ن‬, which literally
means safety, security, and guarantee.

Security from our own bad thoughts, from punishment

because of our sins, from committing what God has told
us to stay away from, from doubt, and from living a
purposeless life, etc
 Some Important Terms
Explaining Eman
◦ The popular definition of Iman is Recognizing with the heart the
believe in Allah, His Messengers, Revealed Books, Angels,
Hereafter, actually Iman is the thing which the inner self of a
Muslim has, on the other side Islam means the practices which are
obligatory upon Muslim.

◦ Recognizing with the heart means someone who has Eman must
first know and recognize in the heart that something is true.

◦ A man who fails to use the heart in seeking the truth is a man
without a functioning heart or blind heart the heart is sick, locked.
 Some Important Terms
◦ It designates the quality of being good and beautiful
◦ It reflects the quality of our actions, the holy
prophet s.a.w.s. explained the good quality of ibadat
whith that which is offered with the thining of
omnipresence of Allah. Ihsan has been considered as
one of the most desirable Human qualities
◦ The word Ihsan has been mentioned in 70 verses in
the Quran
◦
 Hadith‫ ن‬e Jibril
‫ن‬ ‫ق‬ ‫خ‬
‫ ب ي ما حن ج لوس ع ن شد رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم‬: ‫رض ي الله ع ن ه ال‬ ‫عمر ب ن ال طاب‬ ‫◦عن‬
‫ف‬ ‫ث ف‬ ‫ش‬ ‫ش‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ط‬
‫ ف‬، ‫ ال يرى علضيه أ ر الس ر‬، ‫ ديد سواد ال عر‬،‫ إذ لع علي ا رج ل ديد ب ياض الث ياب ف‬، ‫ذات يوم‬
‫وال يعر ه‬
‫ف‬
.‫ وو ع ك يه على خ ذيه‬، ‫ حت ى ج لس إلى ال ن ب ي صلى الله عليه وسلم أس ن د ركب ت ه إلى ركب ت يه‬، ‫م ن ا أحد‬
On the authority of Umar ibn al Khattab, He said One day
we were sitting with Allah s Apostle (‫ ) ص ل ى ا له علي ه وسلم‬when a
man appeared before us, dressed in pure white clothes, his
hair were extraordinarily black, There was no sign of travel
on him, no one recognized him amongst us, At last he sat
with the Apostle ‫ ) ) ص ل ى ا له علي ه وسلم‬He knelt before him placed
his palms on his thighs.
 Hadith
‫ت‬
e Jibril
‫ف‬
‫ش‬ ‫ق‬ ‫ن‬ ‫خ‬ ‫ق‬
‫ت‬
‫( الإس الم أن ه د أن ال إل ه إال الل ه وأن دمحما‬ : ‫ ال ل ه‬،‫عن الإس الم " ت‬‫ت‬ ‫ي‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ب‬ ‫أ‬ ‫دمحم‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ي‬ " : ‫ال‬ ‫◦و‬
‫ق‬ ‫ق‬ ‫ت‬
: ‫ ال‬، ) ‫ و حج ال ب يت إن است طعت إليه س ب يال‬، ‫ و صوم رمض ان‬، ‫ فو يم الصالة و ؤت ي الزكاة‬، ‫رسول الله‬ ‫ق‬
‫ق‬
◦ ‫ عج ب ن ا لهيسأله ويصد ه‬، " ‫" صد ت‬
and said: Oh Muhammad, inform me about al Islam The
Messenger of Allah ‫ )ص ل ى ا له علي ه وسلم‬peace be upon him) said Al
Islam implies that you testify that there is no god but Allah and
that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah, and you establish
prayer, pay Zakat, observe the fast of Ramadan, and perform
pilgrimage, if you can bear the expense of the journey, He (the
inquirer) said You have told the truth He (Umar ibn al
Khattab) said It amazed us that he would put the question and
then he would himself verify the truth.
 ‫َو ْاليَ ْو ِم‬ُ ‫ت بِاهللِ َو َملِئ َكتِ ِه َو ُكتُبِ ِه َور‬
‫ُس لِ ِه‬ ُ ‫آ َم ْن‬
‫إميان مفصل‬ ِ‫اآلخ ِر َو ْالقَ ْد ِر َخي ِْر ِه َو َش ِّر ِه ِم َن هللا‬
‫تَ َعال ى‬ ِ
The detailed ِ ‫ث بَ ْع َد ْال َم ْو‬
.‫ت‬ ِ ‫َو ْالبَ ْع‬
declaration of I believe in Allah , His Angels,
His (revealed) books, His
faith
Prophets, the Day of Judgment
and (I believe that)good or bad
destiny is from Allah and (I
believe that) there will be
resurrection after death.
 Islamic Beliefs
◦ A Muslim Believes in I One God, Who is the Creator and
the Sustainer of the world
II. His Angels
III. His Messengers, Prophet Muhammad Muhammad‫ص ل ى‬
‫ ا له علي ه وسلم‬Last of them all
IV. Revealed Scriptures and Books, the Holy Quran being
final word of Almighty
V. The Day of Judgment
VI. Destiny
VII. Life after death
Surah Ikhlas َّ ‫ هللاُ ال‬o ‫قُلْ هُ َو هللاُ أ َح ٌد‬
‫ لَ ْم يَلِ ْد َولَ ْم ي ُْولَ ْد‬o ‫ص َم ُد‬
َ ‫ َولَ ْم يَ ُك ْن لَّهُ ُكفُ ًوا‬o
o‫أح ٌد‬
Say: He is Allah, the one and
only (1) Allah , the Eternal,
Absolute (2) He begets not, nor
was He begotten (3) And there
is none comparable to Him (4)
 The word tawheed has been derived from
the Arabic roots ‫ و ح د‬it literally means
oneness and uniqueness.
It technically means that Allah is one in His
being and attributes, He is the only one who
is worthy to be worshiped and obeyed.
.Cont
The three kinds can be derived from the definition:
Tawheed in being: It means that Allah has no
relationship with any one.
Tawheed in atributes: the divine attributes are confined
to the being of Allah taa’la. Like the creation and
providing.
Tawheed in worship: Only Allah ta’la is worthy to be
worshiped
‫‪It is the most fundamental and important teaching of‬‬
‫‪Muhammad (S.A.W.S).‬‬
‫‪The polytheists of Makkah denied the oneness not the‬‬
‫‪existence of Allah.‬‬
‫• ما نعبدهم إال ليقربونا إلى هللا زلفى‪.‬‬
‫• إليلف قريش إيالفهم رحلة الشتاء والصيف فاليعبدوا رب هذاالبيت الذي أطعمهم‬
‫من جوع وآمنهم من خوف‪.‬‬
‫• أال كل شيئ ما خال هللا باطل‪.‬‬
•It differentiates a true Muslim from a Kafir. The monotheist
is Muslim and polytheist is kafir although they believe in
existence of Allah.
•It is the basic teaching of Quran. The other subjects are
either secondary things or they are arguments for the
oneness of Allah.
•It is the concept which has been propagated by all the
Prophets because it is the common message in all the
religions.
•All the previous nations have been doomed because of its
denial except two nations: 1st is the nation Of Shuaib (A.S)
and the 2nd is the nation of Loot (A.S) who were doomed for
committing the sins.
 Gate way to Islam
The primary kalima of Islam.
‫ال إله إال هللا محمد رسول هللا‬.
It is to be recited for interring into the circle of Islam.
the real difference lies in confession and action
accordingly. So one is perfect Muslim and the other is
non-perfect muslim.
The word ‫ إله‬has plural in Arabic language ‫))آ لهة‬as this
word is used for the deities in different religions.
One who is worshipped, because of greatness.
 EFFECTS OF
TAWHEED ON
HUMAN LIFE:

1. Universal outlook:
2. Self respect:
3. Humbleness:
4. Virtuous and
upright
5. Patience and trust
6. Determination
7. Bravery in man
8. Contentment and
complacence
9. Obeys and
observes God’s
Law
Universal outlook:
He looks on everything in the universe as
belonging to the same Lord he himself
belongs to. His intellectual horizons widen
and his outlook becomes as liberal and as
boundless as is the kingdom of God.
The believers knows that Allah alone can
benefit or harm a person, so he never bows
his head to anyone other than Allah Taala.
A believer never becomes proud of power,
wealth and worth because he knows that
every thing is provided by Allah and He can
take away it.
This belief makes man virtuous and upright, because a
believer knows that there is no other means of success
except purity of soul and righteousness of behavior. As
against this, the Kafirs and the mushriks always live on
false hopes.
The believer never becomes despondent .The belief of
Tawheed imparts to his heart extra ordinary
consolation, because he knows that Allah is the
Master of all the treasures.
This belief produces a very strong degree of
determination; nothing can make him give up his
resolution.
Because the believer knows that his life, properties
and every thing belong to Allah, no one can give life
and take away it. A time has been ordained for him.
This belief creates contentment and prevents its bearer
from unfair means of earning. He knows that Allah bestows
honour, power and wealth as he will and man’s duty is to
struggle.
The believer knows that Allah knows every thing and
every thought and intention. Allah will punish him if
he does not leave sins.