Mohammad Omar Farooq

Overview

In Toward Our Reformation, the author contends that at the heart of the Muslim predicament lies ignorance and/or a lack of commitment to core Islamic values. Mohammad Omar Farooq advocates for a return to what he calls a “value-oriented” approach. We learn that what we consider to be the Shari¢ah today is actually an original hub enveloped in a labyrinthine shroud of scholastic views and deductions, which in effect serves to hinder the development of Muslims. He argues that to extravagantly rely on questionable hadith and fallacious implementation of hudud law betrays the spirit of the Qur’an and the Prophet’s message. The consequence is a blatant abuse of Muslims. The author explores this misapplication of hudud law and, therefore, this abuse.