THE PRIMARY RELIGIOUS

Law is the primary religious science in Islam. Once committed to Islam, the believer’s overriding concern and question is “What do I do? what is God’s will?"

Law is essentially religious, the concrete expression of God’s guidance (Shariah, path or law) for humanity. Throughout history, Islamic law has remained central to moslem identity and practice, for it constitutes the ideal social blueprint for the good society.

The Shariah has been a source of law and moral guidance, the basis for both law and ethics. Despite vast cultural differences, Islamic law has provided an underlying sense of identity, or a common code of behavior for moslem societies.

As a result, the role of Islamic law in Muslim society has been and continues to be central issue for the community of believers. For the moslem community, following the Shariah of God meant obedience to God’s continuing revelation and to His Prophet.

Issues of worship, family relations, criminal justice, and warfare could be referred to The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) for guidance and adjudication. Both Quranic teaching and Prophetic example guided and governed the early Islamic state.

PROTECTS AND ENDORSES

Islamic values have the concept of dual ownership. First, the concept of ownership by human being. Islamic values protects and endorses the personal right to own, what one may freely gain, through legitimate means, as a sacred right. Rights to land are part of a broader set of property rights.
Second, the concept of ownership by God (Allah). Human ownership is tempered by the understanding that everything belongs to God. The state assumes land ownership on behalf of God, but for the benefit of the community.
In Islamic values, property relationships are considered social relations, are called "mu'amalat". Islamic property right incorporate a redistributive element, which is evident in institutions such as the endowment (waqf), and charity (zakat).
The land rights framework in Islamic values is circumscribed not only by external human rights and development strategies promoting a just and equitable society, but equally by internal dynamics. These religious dimensions of land internalised and incorporated into property transactions.
The Holy Qur'an mandates respect for property rights of all persons regardless of religious faith. Islamic values insistence, that ownership of everything belongs to God alone signifies that ownership is subject to equitable and redistributive principles.
The divine ownership is coupled with repeated The Holy Qur'an to the effect that all of humanity benefits from nature's resources. In Islamic values, the poor have right against the state as well as the wealthy.