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Ethics of Disagreement in Sharīʻah and its Value for Contemporary Pakistani Society
Abstract
The division of Muslim Ummah and presence of hatred between different schools of thought caused severe damage to the Ummah. This paper aims at exploring the importance of Islamic ethics of disagreement and its relevance to bring harmony between various schools of thought, with special reference to Pakistani society. The Holy Prophet declared the jurisprudential disagreements to be a blessing for Muslims. Indeed it was an art of agreeing to disagree. However, this knowledge of disagreement took the shape of discord and division in the world today. Ikhtilāf is a product of ijtihād and therefore, should not be abandoned. It follows discussion on the need of promoting the concept of disagreeing among the scholars in such a rational way that it elaborates different facets of Sharīʻah. This article finds that responsibility, of creating harmony among various schools of thought and promotion of ethics of disagreement rests with the Muslim jurists and the international institutions via employing the tool of Collective Ijtihād. Furthermore, this article recommends looking at the disagreements as a scholarly discussion for a peaceful society.
Authors
Dr. Rao Imran Habib
Assistant Professor , Department of Law, University Gillani Law College, Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
Dr. Naureen Akhtar
Assistant Professor , Department of Law, University Gillani Law College, Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
Dr. Imtiaz Ahmad Khan
Associate Professor, Chairman Department of Law, University of Sahiwal, Punjab, Pakistan
Keywords
Ethics, Disagreement, Ijtihād, Sharīʻah, Muslim Jurists
