If there is one quality distinguishing above all others the legislative work of the Prophet of Islam, it is quality of moderation. Truth lies in the middle: in his unswering adherence to this maxim lies the proof of his mission as a practical guide for human conduct, and the explanation of the permanence, during upwards of thirteen centuries enjoyed by the religious, and jural institutions which he framed. While other systems of jurisprudence have grown up, and ...
