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Islamic Law
by Wajahat Ali Khan
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It is difficult to
believe that the Koran represents Divine Law. After looking into the nature of
law and what the Koran preaches, I have gone off everything which has Arabian
flavour.
It is universally believed that true law applies to
everybody with equal force, but the Koran gives exemption to the Prophet
Muhammad from certain laws, which are binding on all Muslims. For example, no
Muslim can have more than four wives at the same time, but the Prophet can have
as many as he likes.
Again, a believer can have four wives only if he can
treat them all equally but this law does not apply to the Prophet Muhammad, who
was given dispensation from it, and authorised by Allah to treat them as he
thought fit.
Is it really law-making? It is surely mockery of the
law, and the law-maker i.e., Allah Himself.
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