Shariah And Built Environment

Shariah AndBuilt Environment

Author: Mohd Dani Muhamad

Publisher: CASIS

ISBN: 9789671471845

Year: 2018

Weight:0.309 kg

Pages: 171pp

Price: RM45

In the old Islamic urban setting muftis and qadis played animportant role in setting any crisis concerning the built elements in theircommunity. There were no specific written guidelines to help each individual infabricating their built environement; it was up to each individual to build hisdream house any way he likes. However, individuals realized that they did nothave absolute rights to do as they pleased. Rather their rights were restrictedin order not to conflict with the rights of others or of society. Once animmediate neighbour or neighbours protested, they brought their case to themufti or qadi to settle it once and for all. The authority, with thecosideration of the public interest (maslahah), would give a judgement infavour of what was in the best interests of the people and society of that timeand place. Hence the importance of the axiom la darar wa la dirar that isapplicable regardless of time and place.