Development of Islamic Law in Brunei Darussalam: A Critical Evaluation

Abstract

This research aims to analyze and make a clarification on the real situation of the development of Islamic law as Islamic law is the utmost principle which governed the country of Brunei Darussalam. Furthermore, Islamic law has the highest position above any other matters as Brunei is an Islamic country. The research will explain on the development of Islamic law starting from the coming of Islam in Brunei during the reign of the first ruler of Brunei named Sultan Muhammad Shah who converted to Islam until nowadays. The methods that the writer will use in order to complete the paper are by research design specifically on the library research where the writer gets information from books, statutes and some browsing websites. The finding of this study shows that the implementation of Islamic law in Brunei has applied long time before and consequently increased rapidly. Therefore, this research presents the historical overview on the coming of Islam, the implementation of Islamic laws and its development until this time.