@a de b
Yes there are slightly different interpretations of Islam as well as Sharia Law. The reason is that both are inherently flexible. That’s why there is no clergy in Islam! No one to dictate to the masses what they should believe… or be an intercediary between a believer and his God.
As for Sharia law, it very much like like our constitution in the sense that there are basic tennents interpreted by the prophet Mohammad, and then built upon by opinions of Sharia scholers, very much like our legal system where we have the constitution, but then all subsequent cases and opinions of scholars, lawyers, judges, and finally the supreme court are used to interpreate the law. The resson for this is ofcourse the same in both societies, that as societies evolve and change, so do their laws to REFLECT THEM and not those of the outsiders! So… there may be slightly different interpretations but they are based on a legal system that is dynamic and ever changing due to a viberent evolving system.
As I write this I’m listening to “Bob Edwards weekend”, the story is about Dominique Green, who was exicuted in Texes and thought to be innocent, because of differences in death penelty laws from the rest of the country! So different interpretations are not just the domaine of Sharia Law.
Thanks for your thoughful comments and again I’m sorry for mis-interpreting your earlier post. :(