There are academic approaches written about implementation of
shariah (Islamic law) by Islamic scholars and Muslim academics. This approach takes into will, the position, and situation of the people under which
shariah is to be implemented.
Just so you know, Islam was revealed onto the heart of Prophet Muhammad
(peace and blessings be upon him) for 23 years, and for 13 years the message's focus was only on the existence of One God.
Shariah as we know it today didn't exist all at once, rather specific
ayats (verses) would come to the heart of Prophet Muhammad
(peace and blessings be upon him) sometimes in his dreams, during meditation, or in specific situations. So, Allah revealed His Revelation that we call the Quran in a gradual fashion.
This gradualism approach is one that has been advocated as the prophetic methodology and this approach is about matching the situation of the people in preparation of having them accept
shariah willingly over a period of time; this is what is meant by "will of people." In Muslim-majority countries that have a secular government, if the Muslims there want to bring in
shariah, this is the method of rapprochement and success as it follows the prophetic method.
That said, I do believe we're talking in the hypothetical; because the end-time prophecies do not support the belief that there will be
shariah as it is meant to be established in a prophetic methodology implemented in our lifetime or even our children's lifetimes because the head is considered the tail today and the tail considered the head and there is mass confusion about both, and therefore the time in which we'll have
shariah as it was meant to be practiced is when Allah sends heavenly support through Mahdi
alayhis salaam and Jesus
alayhis salaam returns to the earth as
ummati (individual from the nation) of Prophet
and himself becomes a Caliph ruling over the earth for 40 years as
hadiths (prophetic traditions) show and at that time the strongest believers will have already fought the
Dajjal (Anti-Christ) and been victorious and so they wouldn't need this gradualism approach.
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