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Legislative Inimitability — The Complete Legal System

terms Level: advanced ijaz trm-031
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَأۡمُرُ بِٱلۡعَدۡلِ وَٱلۡإِحۡسَٰنِ وَإِيتَآيِٕ ذِي ٱلۡقُرۡبَىٰ
— النحل 90
Definition:
Legislative Inimitability is humanity's inability to devise a legal and moral system matching the Quran in comprehensiveness, justice, balance, and timeless applicability.

Domains of Legislative Miracle:
  • Worship: Balancing the spiritual and material in an integrated system.
  • Family: Regulating marriage, divorce, and inheritance with precise justice.
  • Economics: Prohibiting usury, legislating zakat and commercial transactions.
  • Criminal Law: Retribution and fixed penalties with precise safeguards.
  • Governance: Principles of consultation, justice, and equality before the law.
Unique Distinction: Every human legal code contains exploitable loopholes — Quranic legislation is built on universal objectives that close gaps before they appear.
Source: M. A. Draz, Legislative Inimitability; Draz, Al-Naba' al-Adhim; Ibn Ashur, Maqasid al-Shari'a
Question: What distinguishes Quranic legislation from human law?
Answer: Built on universal objectives that preempt loopholes, and applicable to every time and place.
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