What Is the Purpose of Shariah? | Sheikh Mohammad Elshinawy

About this lecture

In this lecture, Sheikh Mohammad Elshinawy offers a comprehensive and confident defense of the Sharia, explaining its true meaning, purpose, and genius — far beyond the caricatures presented in mainstream discourse. He walks through the five primary objectives of Islamic law (Maqasid Al-Sharia), the wisdom behind the hudud punishments, and why only a God-revealed system can genuinely produce justice, mercy, and human flourishing. Drawing on history, criminology, and classical Islamic scholarship, Sheikh Elshinawy makes the case that the Sharia is not a relic of barbarism but the most perfect system for the welfare of humanity in this world and the next.