The application of maqasid al‑shariah in multicultural Malaysia: developing strong institutions for interethnic unity
Studies and writings on maqasid al-shariah cover a diverse array of topics from international relations to human development. Furthermore, studies on the maqasid approach have also focused on Muslim minorities living under non-Muslim authorities with an obvious absence of Islamic laws being part o...
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Springer Nature
2023
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/104541/2/104541_The%20application%20of%20maqasid.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/104541/8/104541_The%20application%20of%20maqasid%20al%E2%80%91shariah_SCOPUS.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/104541/ https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11562-023-00528-7 |
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| Summary: | Studies and writings on maqasid al-shariah cover a diverse array of topics from
international relations to human development. Furthermore, studies on the maqasid
approach have also focused on Muslim minorities living under non-Muslim authorities with an obvious absence of Islamic laws being part of government’s priority.
This study adopts an inverted look at the aforementioned situation: how can Islamic
laws be understood in its universal and holistic objectives to allow non-Muslims
to live peacefully and confdently under a Muslim-majority government. Malaysia
has always been a cauldron of a constitutionally Islamic country with a signifcant
non-Muslim minority witnessing rising Islamization since the 1980s that was further boosted in the twenty-frst century. Discussion on hudud laws, specifcally,
has created division in society. Based on maqasid al-shariah, societal harmony is
an objective that is in line with today’s understanding on human rights. Therefore,
using interviews with thirteen policymakers in Malaysia, this study hopes to discover whether maqasid al-shariah may provide the path for Malaysians to be able to
see one another without suspicion. It was found that policymakers across the political spectrum agree in applying the maqasid approach in legislating in a multicultural
country such as Malaysia—without specifying it as maqasid al-shariah for fear of
upsetting non-Muslims. |
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