Naskh is abrogation - which is applied to the Quran. It is static: I.e. the Naskh will have been decided upon by the scholar or school in question and they'll stick to that opinion. It is broadly decided upon which verses have been abrogated. Hidden meanings cannot be taken from the Quran using Sunni hermeneutics - the original meaning cannot be abandoned unless it has been abrogated due to it being used only for a specific situation.
Islamic jurisprudence takes into consideration the factor of 'urf (local custom) hence why you can have different rulings for different locales and hence why it's not truly representative to say a Muslim in the West wants the same as a Muslim thousands of miles away in Saudi. Like our own legal system it has fixed principles which produce varied legal rulings over time.
The thing is: Islam is not Protestant Christianity. I mean Protestants may just be permitted to take an isolated verse and spout an authoritative opinion on the matter but that is not how Islam functions.
There is scripture and a continually adaptive tradition alongside that too and that's how decisions are made in Islam - using the full context. The single aim of Islam is to help us live in proper harmony with that which created us.
One reason why it's just silly to say "I read the Quran - I know Islam!" Islam has never ever been sola scriptura - just the Quran.
Local context and tradition ensured that Islam adapted and changed suiting lots of very different contexts over the centuries.
Islamic jurisprudence takes into consideration the factor of 'urf (local custom) hence why you can have different rulings for different locales and hence why it's not truly representative to say a Muslim in the West wants the same as a Muslim thousands of miles away in Saudi. Like our own legal system it has fixed principles which produce varied legal rulings over time.
The thing is: Islam is not Protestant Christianity. I mean Protestants may just be permitted to take an isolated verse and spout an authoritative opinion on the matter but that is not how Islam functions.
There is scripture and a continually adaptive tradition alongside that too and that's how decisions are made in Islam - using the full context. The single aim of Islam is to help us live in proper harmony with that which created us.
One reason why it's just silly to say "I read the Quran - I know Islam!" Islam has never ever been sola scriptura - just the Quran.
Local context and tradition ensured that Islam adapted and changed suiting lots of very different contexts over the centuries.
Kudos given by (1): Dawud
