Al Sufian

iconSufa 31 - The Law (Al-Hakam)

1O you who believe! Let it be said: Al-Hakam;
2The Rule; The Truth; The Law;
3And the twenty-ninth name of Allah, the Infinite, the Unique, the All Knowing.
4The source, the well of all form, meaning and rule;
5The beginning point from which all lesser law manifests;
6Allah is the one true and only Divine Creator.
7The first law is Divine Law and so the law of Allah.
8Allah is the Divine Creator of all things,
9The collection of all words, ideas and form, there is nothing greater.
10Thus, all law must come from the Divine and Allah,
11As all the words of law are born from the Creator.
12A Law is a rule, given from divine instruction, discovery or reason of nature.
13The existence of such laws are self evident by the existence of the wisdom that frames them.
14Divine Law is the law that defines the spirit, purpose and instruction of Allah through existence.
15The key of all Divine Law is the Golden Rule:
16That “all are equal under the law of Allah and subject to it”.
17Natural law is the law that defines the operation of the will of Allah through existence in the form of the world.
18Therefore, a competent man recognizes Divine Law not simply because he has been told,
19But that he can see and reason to some of the logic and mind of the Divine Creator.
20Yet a law made by men, can never be greater than a natural law or Divine Law;
21Nor can laws made by men, ever be greater than a dictate or decree that gains legitimacy to the extent it does not contradict Divine Law and Natural Law and possesses the consent of the people.
22An unjust decree or dictate by men, can never be considered law, even if such threat and force is used.
23All valid law can be reasoned and argued logically.
24Yet unjust and contradictory laws cannot.
25A faithful man to Allah therefore has the moral duty to protect just law and challenge unjust law.
26An honorable man before Allah has the solemn duty to defend against injustice,
27And to stamp out tyrants wherever they may be.