Meaningless to Have Syariah Laws without Maqasid Syariah
By Zairil Khir Johari
September 2016 CARPE DIEM
In the quest for political gain, the higher purpose of Islam – which is the achieving of justice, compassion, wisdom and righteousness – is easily forfeited.It is an unfortunate fact of Malaysian politics that discourse revolving around complex political issues is often reduced to banal statements that are more emotional than rational. In most cases, they take the form of a simplistic dichotomy along the lines of identity, be it between Malays and non-Malays or Muslims and non-Muslims, and in...
Zairil Khir Johari
is the Penang state executive councillor for public works, utilities and flood mitigation, and the state assemblyman for Tanjong Bunga.
