The moderation in the religious discourse is institutionalized and applied

Abstract

One of the most significant aspects that distinguishes Islam from other religions is that its laws and codes are far from negligence and excess. It is clear that religious discourse is one of the means of spread and call to Islam. It is characterized by moderation and middle path like all the means that Islam utilizes. This study focuses on the aspect of moderation and explain its nature and associations with particular reference to moderation of religious discourse. The study also explores the means to apply it in order to establish the right conception of the goals of Islam in the face of charges of negligence and excess. Samples of applied Fiqh issues were selected to prove that moderation and middle path are used as the standard to probate views.The study falls into an introduction, four sections, and a conclusion. The introduction states briefly the significance of the topic and the reason to choose it for study. Section one explains the basic terminology of the study. Section two deals with the characteristics of moderation in Islam and the negative sides of our mistaken understanding of this issue. Section three consolidates the principles of moderation in religious discourse. Section four selects and discusses a sample of applied Fiqh issues.The conclusion sums up the most important findings of the study such as that the desired discourse should be moderate in all its stages and medial in all its sides except for the constants and fundamentals of the accredited texts. Middle path in religious discourse is right, euphoria, and justice. Its benefits and positive results are for all people regardless of their ethnicities, complexion, affliations, and beliefs. It is, at the same time, an authentic legitimate goal and a high cultural phenomenon where Mankind’s affairs are in balance and people are equal in terms of rights and duties.