A Review of the Abrogation of the Heavenly Sharia hs (Sacred Laws)

There isn’t so much disagreement on the occurrence of abrogation in heavenly Sharia’hs. The dispute is over what each Sharia’h has abrogated. Has it abrogated all the former Sharia’hs? Or it has abrogated some of their rulings. Or each Sharia’h did not necessarily consider all the former Sharia’hs and it only took into account the traditions prevalent in the community of the Prophet who delivered that Sharia’h and abrogated only those traditions which were either invalid in his community or were not compatible with the interests and requirements of his time. This article is an attempt to answer these questions. Our investigations show that appointment of divine prophets and delivery of Sharia’hs to different nations were، more or less، proportionate to the needs and interests of those nations. Nonetheless، all in all، the Sharia’hs have always moved towards sublimity and development; hence، each new Sharia’h has been more inclusive in comparison with the former one and this is based on man’s evolution process over time. Although Islam has sought to revive and develop din-e hanif (the pre-Islamic monotheist religions)، it is more comprehensive than other divine religions since it includes the latest form of Sharia’h.