Describe briefly how the interpretations of the Sharia changed with time.
The interpretations of Sharia (total collection of Islamic law) changed with time. Virtually all these religious traditions continue to flourish to date. This continuity has certain advantages for historians as it allow them to compare contemporay practices with those described in textual traditions or shown in old paintings and to trace change. At the same time, because these traditions are part of people's lived beliefs and practices, there is often lack of acceptance of the possibility that these may have changed over time. The challenge for historians is to under take such invetigations with sensitivity, while at the same time recognising that religious traditions, like other traditions, are dynamic and change over time.
