3. The Superiority of God-made Laws over Man-made Laws
Atthispoint,Iwouldliketoshowthe superiorityof Islamiclawsover
man-madelaws.Man-madelawsarebynecessityinfluencedbythelaw-
makers'socialandracialbiases.TheUnitedNationsOrganizationisthe
bestexampleofhowpoliciesareenforcedonlywhenitsuitstheinterest
ofthesuper-powers.Theruleofthegameinman-madelawsisnothon-
esty and justice, it is “the might is right”.
God-made laws are superior because of the following facts:- God is above class status;
- God is above racial prejudice;
- God is above gender rivalry;
- God, as the Creator, fully knows humans as well as the world in
which they live.
God-madelawswillbejustandbasedonfullyinformeddecisions.Let
medemonstratethesuperiorityofGod-madelawsbyusingtheexample
of capital punishment.
The secular system always swings according to the mood of the
people:sometimes,thepeoplefeelthatcapitalpunishmentformurderis
notrightandsotheypressuretheirrepresentativestovoteagainstcapit-
alpunishment. Butwhencrimesratesincreaseandserialmurder cases
occurmorefrequently,publicopinionchangesandthelegislatorsarein-
fluenced in favour of capital punishment.
ActuallybothsidesofthisissuereflecttheJudeo-Christianbasisofthe
Westernsociety. Judaism,on the one hand, insistson the principle of
justicewhichdemands“aneyeforaneye”.Ontheotherhand,Christian-
ity promotes the principle of mercy by saying “turn thy other cheek.”
Islam,thefinalversionofGod-madelaws,takesabalancedlookatthe
issueofcapitalpunishmentandhasbeautifullyaccommodatedboththe
principlesofjusticeandmercyinitssystem.TheWesternsystemdidnot
realize the differencebetween the two principlesof justice andmercy:
whilejusticecanbedemandedandlegislated,mercycannotbeforcedor
madeintoalaw.Youcanalwayspleadformercybutyoucanneverde-
mand mercy.