Lecture 14 Rationalization of Sharia

Suspending Ahkam until we understand and rationalize is wrong

Mousa couldnt understand the rational of fellow human. Unreasonable for us to expect to rationalize all Allah’s commands

The bird that scooped a few drops of water from the river where Mousa met Khizr

The scope of rationalization in Islam

A’qida (belifs) and A’amal (deeds)

Ta’aqqul (reason/intellect) and Ta’abbud (obedience)

Responding to la ikaraha fi al-deen. No fircing to become Muslim, but Muslims must sumbit to Allah. surah Ahzab ma kan li miminin …. Etha Qadha Allah…. An yakion lahum al-Kheara

Categories of Sharia Laws

1) Reason and purpose is self evident

2) Reason and purpose explained in Quran and Hadith

3) Reason and purpose discovered by modern science

4) Reason and purpose is neither explained in Quran and Hadith nor discovered by modern science

Question your ability to understand the rational, don’t question the wisdom of laws of Allah

Shouldnt come up with baseless opinions to rationalize

Maybe the underlying reason is to i still the spirit of obedience

If Mousa couldn’t understand Khizr’s actions, we cant expect to know the wisdom of all commands of Allah!