Understanding the
underlying values of the sacred law and
how it is derived enables Muslim
communities to continuously make Islam
relevant to their unique contexts and
particular environments. The attempt by
modern Islamic scholarship to formulate a
fiqh for minority Muslim communities is at
the heart of this current discourse about
Islam in Western societies.
Most Muslims believe in
an Islamic System, but if you live in a
non-Islamic country favoring secularism and you
contribute towards that system, does this make
you a secularist? Read Dr. Taha Jaber
Al-`Alwani's perspective on this issue.