When you judge between people, judge with justice (Q 4:58)
ABŪ ḤANĪFAH ◌ؒ ◌ , SHĀH WALĪ-ALLAH ◌ؒ ◌ AND DETERMINING SIN While law must be positivist in its character, it must also have a spirit. Ot hneel aowf t hwea gs rtehaet 1M8ut hs l-icme ntthui rnyk eI nr sd iwa nh op odleymmoant hs t Sr ahtāehd Wt hael īs- pAilrl ai thu a l c h a r a c t e r o f ◌ؒ ◌ . He was arguably one of the most dynamic thinkers in Muslim history. His approach to fiqh was to encourage the scholars of law ( fuqahāʾ ) to be more dynamic in their thinking and writing of the fatwā . Ironically enough, in order to show the fuqahāʾ how to develop the fatwā , Shāh Walī-Allah ◌ؒ ◌ showed a “ pre-fatwā ” or “ pre-madhhab ” position directed towards universal principles. He describes this in his magnum opus , Ḥujjat Allah al-Bālighah , a profoundly multidisciplinary work of philosophical, exegetical and legal thought par excellence . There are some universal precepts and values that are accepted by adlel vcei vl oi lpi zma et inotnos f, bdui ftf et hr eeni rt pc irvaicl itzi caet i oo fntahl ecmo ndvief nf etri os .nTs h. Te arkees ,uflot ro ef xt ha mi s pi sl et ,h e coot hnevresnut isoenbs uf or ira tl .hYe edt i as lpl ohsuaml oafntsh ae ghr ue me tahna tb oa ddye:cSeoa ms eed uhsuemc raenmbaotdi oy nm, auns dt n o t be left on the street. Another example Shāh Walī-Allah ◌ؒ ◌ mentions is satr , or covering of the human body. All humans, to various degrees, cover the body. A
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