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Planned N.Y. mosque brings Islam?s sharia principles into debate

By Alliance Alert

The Washington Post: "Sharia in Arabic means a 'way' or a 'path.' Muslims agree that sharia is God's law, but there is little consensus on the particulars. To some, sharia is a set of rules that are codified and unchanging. To others, it's a collection of religious principles that shift over time . . . Imam Feisal Rauf, a Sufi Muslim who is spearheading the controversial mosque center, runs something called the Sharia Index Project, which seeks to create a more progressive benchmark for measuring the 'Islamicity' of a state . . . Daisy Khan, Rauf's wife, said the couple believes the word 'sharia' primarily refers to several broad principles called 'maqasid shariah,' which include the protection of life, property and religion, among others. These principles are believed to be the foundation of the faith."

Full post as published by Constitutionally Correct on August 25, 2010 (boomark / email).