In a commentary, NTU RSIS Asst Prof Mohamed Ali and associate research fellow Ahmad Saiful Rijal Hassan wrote about how the adaptability of the Sharia law is probably its greatest strength and symbol of a living religion, and the fatwa on mosque closure is just one example the law’s adaptability. By adopting this approach towards Sharia, an authentic, moderate, tolerant and contemporary Islam can provide solutions not just to the problems that Muslims are facing today, but also in the future, they wrote.