Western Laws, Family Decline, and the Challenge of Religion
Human relationships are not merely between two individuals; rather, they are based on three elements:
① If God is the third corner, the relationship is called moral.
② If the state is the third corner, the relationship becomes legal.
③ As soon as a relationship becomes legal, its connection with moral values ceases.
④ A relationship cannot be both moral and legal at the same time.
✿ Moral relationships are stronger in blood relations and neighborly bonds, and it is from these that healthy social interactions emerge.
✿ When legal relationships become dominant in a society, the society dissolves and merges into the state.
✿ In a moral society, values and character are significant, whereas in a legal society, laws are monitored and state surveillance is present everywhere.
Modern laws do not merely protect existing rights; rather, they fabricate new rights and enforce them through state power.
These rights are primarily created under economic needs, not based on moral values.
The purpose of Western legislation was to eliminate religious and family ties in order to create individual relationships that are beneficial for capitalism.
By dismantling the family, it became essential for capitalism to make the individual subservient to the state.
To maintain a marriage is a moral act, while to break it is a legal act.
In modern Western society, marital laws have expanded to such an extent that the moral aspect of marriage has disappeared, reducing it to merely a legal contract.
With the help of marital laws, the family structure has disintegrated in the West:
① A woman no longer needs marriage to raise children.
② Marriage has become an optional and temporary means of pleasure.
The modern state does not hold any particular hostility towards religion; rather, it does not even deem it significant enough to legislate against it.
The actual aim of modern legislation is to dismantle societal relationships and bring society under state control, thereby rendering religion irrelevant on its own.
Religious scholars divert attention from real issues by engaging in religious vs. non-religious debates within legislation.
The modern state claims to respect religion, but its legislation is structured in a way that uproots the very foundations of religion.
Modern laws pave the way for the capitalist system.
Feminine rights and marital laws were also implemented with the intent of dissolving the family structure, so the individual becomes subject to the state.
Scholars speak extensively about laws but fail to mention the power structure that creates these laws.
Law is a product of power, therefore until the power system is changed, laws cannot be based on justice and fairness.
Islamic laws can only become effective when the existing political and economic system is replaced with a just system.
Merely implementing Hudood and punishments cannot achieve Shari’ah-based justice, unless the source of power is founded on justice.
To keep religion alive, it is essential that we first advocate for political and economic justice, because law in itself is secondary, and it is formed under the influence of powerful forces.
❖ The Three Corners of Relationships
Human relationships are not merely between two individuals; rather, they are based on three elements:
① If God is the third corner, the relationship is called moral.
② If the state is the third corner, the relationship becomes legal.
③ As soon as a relationship becomes legal, its connection with moral values ceases.
④ A relationship cannot be both moral and legal at the same time.
❖ Nature of Moral and Legal Relationships
✿ Moral relationships are stronger in blood relations and neighborly bonds, and it is from these that healthy social interactions emerge.
✿ When legal relationships become dominant in a society, the society dissolves and merges into the state.
✿ In a moral society, values and character are significant, whereas in a legal society, laws are monitored and state surveillance is present everywhere.
❖ Modern Legislation and Human Rights
✔ Introduction of New Rights
Modern laws do not merely protect existing rights; rather, they fabricate new rights and enforce them through state power.
These rights are primarily created under economic needs, not based on moral values.
❖ Capitalism and Human Relationships
The purpose of Western legislation was to eliminate religious and family ties in order to create individual relationships that are beneficial for capitalism.
By dismantling the family, it became essential for capitalism to make the individual subservient to the state.
❖ Marital Life and the Legal System
✔ The Moral and Legal Aspect of Marriage
To maintain a marriage is a moral act, while to break it is a legal act.
In modern Western society, marital laws have expanded to such an extent that the moral aspect of marriage has disappeared, reducing it to merely a legal contract.
❖ Family Breakdown and State Control
With the help of marital laws, the family structure has disintegrated in the West:
① A woman no longer needs marriage to raise children.
② Marriage has become an optional and temporary means of pleasure.
❖ Religion, Law, and the Modern State
✔ Secular Nature of the Modern State
The modern state does not hold any particular hostility towards religion; rather, it does not even deem it significant enough to legislate against it.
The actual aim of modern legislation is to dismantle societal relationships and bring society under state control, thereby rendering religion irrelevant on its own.
❖ Misconception of Religious Scholars
Religious scholars divert attention from real issues by engaging in religious vs. non-religious debates within legislation.
The modern state claims to respect religion, but its legislation is structured in a way that uproots the very foundations of religion.
❖ Modern Legislation and Economic Pressure
Modern laws pave the way for the capitalist system.
Feminine rights and marital laws were also implemented with the intent of dissolving the family structure, so the individual becomes subject to the state.
❖ Limited Insight of Scholars
Scholars speak extensively about laws but fail to mention the power structure that creates these laws.
Law is a product of power, therefore until the power system is changed, laws cannot be based on justice and fairness.
❖ Islamic Laws and the Modern Political System
Islamic laws can only become effective when the existing political and economic system is replaced with a just system.
Merely implementing Hudood and punishments cannot achieve Shari’ah-based justice, unless the source of power is founded on justice.
❖ Conclusion
To keep religion alive, it is essential that we first advocate for political and economic justice, because law in itself is secondary, and it is formed under the influence of powerful forces.
