Introduction Islamic law today is the product of almost fourteen centuries of continuous development commencing early in the seventh century AD. The understanding of the general term ‘law’ used in English is only a small part of a much wider concept in the Islamic teachings – Shari’ah . The term Shari’ah is relatively comprehensive and has a much wider scope which is not possible to be rendered the use of a single word in English. The term Shari’ah may be complemented and closely approximated to the term ‘religion’ where Shari’ah could be considered as the prescriptive side of religion. Shari’ah not only covers various aspects of human life in this world but also provides guidance for the life here after. It therefore deals with providing reasoning for a particular human behaviour and expectations of human beings from following a particular way of life. It consists of teachings from the Islamic Holy Book and Hadith regarding preferred culture, principles of religion and ethics, code of law and other disciplines of life which are considered integral part of human life helping humans to develop their beliefs, intelligence and perform different acts of life which help them in building relation with God and other human beings. In the last two decades, the internet and e-technology have contributed tremendously by shaping up the ways in which communications are taking place and have really turned the face of world around where distances have become meaningless and tons of information is easily and freely available on the net. The trend of the use of information technology has not been limited to certain countries but it has been spread without boundaries. In Islamic world the technology had been till recently used mainly for the purpose of spreading Islamic education and propagation, defend negativities against the religion and other religious purposes. In addition to these there has been limited application of technology for commercial and entertainment purposes. The Qur’an is considered to be the most revered of books in Islam and is frequently regarded as the Holy Book. It serves to guide Muslims in all walks of life and in all ages. Analogical expressions allow the book to be more than productive and far more than adequately adaptable for all modern innovations. Since modern day knowledge has become increasingly integrated with innovations in Information Technology, it comes as no surprise that the Qur’an advises its followers to pursue knowledge regardless of the hurdles that come forth. The very first verses of the Qur’an were ones that called the follower to read in the name of his Lord and Cherisher and to acknowledge his Lord’s uniqueness by acknowledging the fact that He is the supreme creator and He created all mankind from nothing more than a congealed clot of blood. As information technology represents a shift to new areas of knowledge, by implication, it is an area that is important for Muslims to learn about, and explore its potential for good purposes. The Qur’an encourages its followers to engage actively in work that is productive to them. In this regard, the Qur’an gives frequent reference to elements such as business and other commercial activities as well as direct references to trade at numerous occasions. According to the Qur’an , engaging in productive activities should be perceived as a duty and no doubt remains when th