Canon or قانون

Hold your camels!

“LAW” come from?

Shariah LAW?

— A Greek Root —

One word, many paths

الشريعة

Before English or modern Arabic was a Greek word:

κανών (kanon)


   
Meaning:

•   a straight rod
  
  
•   a measure
  
  
•   a standard

From this one root, languages spread:

• Canon → used by the Church
  

• Qanun (قانون) → used in Arabic

Both carry the idea of:

      Rules, Standards, Systems

It means, in Christianity:

• Canon Law = rules of the Church
  
  
• Organized by councils, scholars, leaders
  
  
• Applied inside the institution

     Structured system of religious governance

Islam Stands With The Ten Commandments

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What “Qanun (قانون)” means In Arabic:

• Qanun = man-made law
  
  
• government rules
  
  
• legal systems

     Organized rules for society

Now the important distinction

<> Shariah LAW   <>     الشريعة

 

Meaning:

• The path to water . .
  
  
• The way to life . . 
  
  
• The guidance from Allah

Not the same thing

• Canon Law → church system *human
  
  
• Qanun        → legal system *human
  
  
• Shariah      → Guidance from God 
  

Who is the Law Giver?

الله سبحانه وتعالى

Not:

• councils
  
  
• committees
  
  
• institutions

But:
         The Creator Himself

Quran reminder

ReciteQuran.com/12:40

Al-hukmu illa lillah

Judgment belongs only to Allah

Why this matters today

People hear:

• “law”
  
  
• “religion”
  
  
• “rules”

And think all are the same, but they are not!

Simple truth

       Qanun = rules people make

       Canon = rules churches organize

       Shariah = guidance from God الله سبحانه وتعالى

Measure in rods / Allah guides with truth

Final Word . .

The word may travel from Greek, but . .

The source of guidance does not travel!