The Constitution of Medina & Sharia

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Re: The Constitution of Medina & Sharia

@Shamraz_Khan

Well, were are talking about 2 different things here. 1) Democracy and 2) Sharia. People who are trying to impose “Sharia” on rest argue that democracy is un-Islamic western concept, yet Sharia has never been defined as for what it is.

We know that Prophet himself never said anything about Sharia, but he did rule Medina (one of the 1st territory ruled by Muslims) and he never impose Sharia there. In fact, they agreed on a charter/constitution that was acceptable to all. So the question is 1) where did the concept of Sharia originated? And 2) what is Sharia?

You seem confused. Shariah is not a method of governance, it is a legal code that consists of the laws and practices applied by the Prophet (pbuh) initially to the people of Medina and later to the broader Arabian peninsula than came under his rule. As such the Charter of Medina is a part of Shariah, the remainder being the additional rulings he later issued on various matters (since the Charter of Medina laid down only elements of the political parts of Shariah, and he gave rulings on other topics later).