"In the book, 'The Ulama in Contemporary Islam: Custodians Of Change', which is a book written by Muhammad Qasim Zaman, the book says: 'According to Taqi ‘Uthmani, there are two options for a state as it contemplates the mode of implementing Islamic law. The first is simply to declare the shari‘a as the law and require the courts to henceforth rule according to it...The other option is to codify the shari‘a...Taqi ‘Uthmani’s preference is clearly for a codified shari‘a, without waiting until the shari‘a has been fully codified.'"
