The Method comprises of the Shari’ah rules that clarify how the rules of the Thought, the Aqeedah and the Shari’ah rules describing the Solutions, are implemented. The link between the Thought and the Method are that they arise from the same Aqeedah and they are both Hukm Shar’i.

So, Islam mandates Iman in the Creator and the Prophethood of Muhammad (SAW), which is from the rules of the Thought. These are Shari’ah rules related to the Aqeedah. The Method is to ensure the implementation of these rules which is the Shari’ah rule that forbids the Apostacy.

Islam mandates carrying its message to the entire World, which is related to the Thought. The Method are the rules of Jihad.

Allah SWT ordered Chastity and forbade Zina, He ordered protection of Individual Property and forbade Theft, He ordered the protection of Life and forbade Murder. These are all Ahkam related to the Thought. Related to these Ahkam are other Ahkam which are related to the Method, i.e. the implementation of these Rules, which for example are the Hudood related to Zina or Theft or Murder.

Allah SWT ordered the establishment of the Khilafah and forbade the Muslims from abstaining from it for more than three days, He SWT ordered the settling of the disputes, He SWT ordered looking after the affairs of Muslims and forbade Oppression in Ruling, He SWT forbade lying in Trade and Monopoly and forbade Oppression. Regarding the Method, there are Ahkam for implementing these matters, such as the Ahkam of Pledge of Allegiance, the Ahkam of Judiciary, the Ahkam of Bayt ul-Maal, the Ahkam of Muzaalim and Hisba.

From the Ahkam related to the Thought, Allah ordered the feeding of the Poor and the Orphans. And from the Method there are rules of Nafaqah, Zakah and the right upon the Baytul-Mal.

So, every Hukm which demonstrates the method of Implementation for every Command or Forbidding is from the Method.

Accordingly the Creator, gave Ahkam which addressed the Aqeedah and also Problems of Human-beings. And He also gave Ahkam related to implementation of the Aqeedah and these Solutions, which are the rules of the Method.

So, examples of Thought, include Belief in the Book and Sunnah and also Rules related to Contracts, Marriage, Hiring and Rule of Prayer. And the Method are the rules of how to implement the Aqeedah and the Shari’ah rules such as Rules of Jihad, Spoils and Apostasy.

Salah is Fard and it is from the Fikra. The way to implement that fard is through teaching people how to pray and punishing the one who doesn’t pray, which is Tareeka.

21 Rabi’ II 1431

2010/04/05