Ala'datul Muhkamatun (the customary is law)

Ala'datul muhkamatun is the basic argumentation of Ushul fiqh that I learned from Islamic boarding school in 20 years back; I was exploring the meaning through my first research toward applications of four principle sin Minangkabau culture characteristics. In this basic argumentation found how the Islamic value can re-interpreted by Muslim community in order to conserve the local value before Islam came, beside this logic is functioned for adjustment argumentation on certain aspects for interest of harmony and balancing the perspective of synergistic in society. As Muslim, many of our understanding on Islam are only based on what we received from the past generation, and this situation is limiting our capability to apply the value as framework of interaction with the reality. The tendency to ignore the changes of life and fact, that lead Islam is marginalizing its own values and believes in life has been masif phenomenon in muslim society. The ignorance toward social transformation of human civilization in muslim society today, is changing Islam to be old religion that is not applicable anymore in current day. I want to say, there is something wrong in our perspective on Islam today, it is show when we response something in reality by violence, frustration or discredit others but when we confirm to Islam seem no appropriate answer, and tend to blame the situation. It is also lead the contradiction among Ummah that is fragmented Muslim as groups and understanding. This situation on Muslim society is lead to step backward rather than to step forward, it is very contradictive to the meaning of Ala'datul muhkamatun value. (Google+)

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