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How should Muslims understand the relationship between the Shari’ah, constitutional order, and life as a religious minority in America?
In this essay, Mawlana Saaleh Baseer, a graduate of Darul Qasim College, responds to recent critiques of Shaykh Amin Kholwadia’s remarks in Washington, D.C. Drawing on the Islamic legal tradition, constitutional history, theology, and historical context, he argues that these questions require careful scholarly engagement rather than reductive readings of the classical tradition.
As noted in the Editor’s Note, the views expressed are those of the author. Darul Qasim publishes this essay as part of an ongoing scholarly conversation rooted in intellectual rigor, historical nuance, adab, and the sincere pursuit of truth.
Read the full essay: https://darulqasim.org/the-shariah-of-america-the-truths-we-never-held-dear/
[Shari’ah, Islamic law, Hanafi fiqh, Uṣūl al-Fiqh, constitutional order, U.S. Constitution, Muslim minorities, Islamic political thought, Islamic theology, Māturīdī theology, Shaykh Amin Kholwadia, Mawlana Saaleh Baseer, Darul Qasim College, Islamic scholarship, Islamic intellectual tradition, Muslim citizenship, classical Islamic tradition.]
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