through the Sharīʿah to find ways to bring coherence to it. For example, Abū Ḥanīfah ◌ؒ ◌ recognized that Islam must be practiced by all Muslims at all times. Nbeocwo,mwehienrceodnosiesstetnhte?pArbaūctḤicaenoīffaIhsla◌ؒm remain consistent, and where does it ◌ says Islam can only be practiced cg oo nv es irsnt ae nn ct ley raens du lct os hi ne raenn it nl yc oi nn sMi sut selni mc y l wa nhdesr. eJ uMr ui ssdl ii mc t isomn aoyu tnsoi dt eb eMaubsllei mt o p ( ractice Islam consistently and comprehensively. Take the example of interest ribā ) in Abū Ḥanīfah’s ◌ؒ ◌ thinking. Abū Ḥanīfah ◌ؒ ◌ looks for coherence in the Sharīʿah , and for interest he found a statement of revelation 6 that resolved the i“st shueer ec ri se antoi ni ng tceorne ss itsbt eent wc ye ea nn da cMouhselriemn cayn. aT hneo ns t- aMt ue ms l iemn ti no faMnaoknḥ- Mū lutshlai mt l a n d ” ddoefeisnintoiotnmalecaantethgaotryinotef rinetsetriessntoowr permitted, but more importantly that the ribā laid down by the Sharīʿah does not exist in a non-Muslim society. The prohibition of interest and Abū Ḥanīfah’s ◌ؒ ◌ solution to it in non- MwhuoslidmidsnooctierteiepsriamreanbdotAhbeūstḤaabnliīsfhahed and documented by classical scholars ◌ؒ ◌ for taking this position, even though they disagreed with him. Abū Ḥanīfah ◌ؒ ◌ took revelation as a guiding pwrhi ne cr ei ptl he e, dr ee vi se laopppeadr ea nt th ienocroyhaerroeunnc de oi tr, ai nncdo rnessi sotl ev ne cdyt. eFnrsoi mo n tshi ins Iasnl aa ml y isci sl ,awwe 6 ﻋﻦ اﻟﺸﺎﻓﻌﻲ , ﻗﺎل : ﻗﺎل أﺑﻮ ﻳﻮﺳﻒ : إﻧﲈ ﻗﺎل أﺑﻮ ﺣﻨﻴﻔﺔ ﻫﺬا ﻷن ﺑﻌﺾ اﳌﺸﻴﺨﺔ ﺣﺪﺛﻨﺎ ﻋﻦ ﻣﻜﺤﻮل ﻋﻦ رﺳﻮل اﷲ ﺻﲆ اﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ أﻧﻪ ﻗﺎل : ﻻ رﺑﺎ ﺑﲔ أﻫﻞ اﳊﺮب I[ mr eāgma r da li -nBgatyhḥea aqbi swe rnoctee ot fh raitbIāmi nā md āarl -aSl h- ḥāaf irʿ bī n] abrercaatuesset hs oa mt Aeboūf Yo ūu sr ut fe ar ec ph oe rr st sr, e" lIamt eā mo nAt bh ūe Ḥa uatnhī of ar hi t yo nolfyMs aa ikdḥ wū lh, na ta rhrea st iani gd Naṣb al-Rāyah -Zaylaʿī (people of variant states).” al -ḥarb ahl al (interest) between ribā said “There is no g t 4 h :5 a 2 t 1 the Prophet
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