IBT - Conflicts and Tensions in Islamic Jurisprudence

The conflicting interests of stability and change in law are a problem common to all the worlds� legal system. But nowhere is the problem of adapting established law to the changing standards and values of society more acute than in contemporary Islam. Islamic law � as a manifestation of divine will � has know continuity and a settled form for more than then twelve centuries; the notion of permanence is therefore particularly deep-retied. And yet the impetus for social hinge, under the influence of western civilization, is equally strong. Consequently, Islamic Jurisprudence is seeking a basic system of principles with which to answer the needs of present �day Muslim society while preserving the continuity of traditional doctrines.