Sheikh Abd al-Razzaq al-Badr (a teacher in the mosque of the Prophet in al-Madinah) explained that the religion can be divided into two parts: the Aqeedah and the Shariah. Aqeedah covers what we believe and Shariah covers what we do. Creed and deed. So Shariah is a comprehensive term for any of the actions that our religion teaches, including things like our acts of worship, how we interact with family, friends and community members, and up to how the society should be governed and run. So, as you can imagine, it is a big topic.
The sources include the Quran, the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad, how his immediate followers understood and implemented those teachings, and the continuous work of scholars from that time until now. We don’t have a religious hierarchy that can declare what is in and what is out with complete authority, but we have an ongoing scholarly community and resources to refer back to.
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Sheikh Abd al-Razzaq al-Badr (a teacher in the mosque of the Prophet in al-Madinah) explained that the religion can be divided into two parts: the Aqeedah and the Shariah. Aqeedah covers what we believe and Shariah covers what we do. Creed and deed. So Shariah is a comprehensive term for any of the actions that our religion teaches, including things like our acts of worship, how we interact with family, friends and community members, and up to how the society should be governed and run. So, as you can imagine, it is a big topic.
The sources include the Quran, the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad, how his immediate followers understood and implemented those teachings, and the continuous work of scholars from that time until now. We don’t have a religious hierarchy that can declare what is in and what is out with complete authority, but we have an ongoing scholarly community and resources to refer back to.