THE SHARÎ'A, OR ISLAMIC CODE OF CONDUCT Medieval Muslim society in word and deed aspired to discern and obey the will of God. In every thought, word, and action man was accountable to God on the Day of Judgment. Hence, Muslim social ideals were humanist ideals-the balanced and harmonious development of the human faculties or the creation of a man-conceived utopia on earth, for example. A New World for Muslims could only mean one …showed first 75 words of 1062 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1062 total…the tacit and peaceful acceptance of change. Muslims have usually been reluctant to extrude anyone from their society who subscribes at least to the simple basic testimony (shahâdat) namely, "There is no God but God. Muhammad is the Prophet of God." There has always been a hope of further education in the true Faith. This wide tolerance was to prove a major asset in the survival and the expansion of the Muslim community…. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------