Individual law: an Islamic Sufi approach

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to show how individual law is defined in Islam. Individual law includes a set of human rights that the government is bound to vindicate by duty. Islamic law approach is how human beings transcendence, and freedom may be formed wisely.

Design/methodology/approach

Spiritual flourishing is the goal of Islamic Sufism. The main topics of individual freedom are discussed here are freedom of opinion, will, religion, speech, meeting, minorities, rule of law, equality before law, rights resulted from implementing justice, ownership and self-determination of destiny and jobs, which are explained through the Islamic Sufism viewpoint.

Findings

By comparing individual law in Islamic law with the other law schools, transcendence of the former is more clarified.

Research limitations/implications

Comparative research of the other religions’ gnosticism will develop the paradigm.

Practical implications

The principles highlighted in this study can be used for applied debates in the field to promote individual law for understanding and recompilation.

Social implications

Delicateness, truthfulness and righteousness of Islamic Sufism may turn the attentions of scholars and researchers to this rich viewpoint.

Originality/value

Individual law scholars have not touched the topic from this viewpoint. This paper opens new challenging area.

Citation

Bidabad, B. (2018), "Individual law: an Islamic Sufi approach", International Journal of Law and Management, Vol. 60 No. 6, pp. 1338-1353. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJLMA-06-2017-0135