Category: Muslim Law
-
The Sunnah: The Second Source of Muslim Law
Traditions are narrations of law and religion which were communicated from one generation to another and thus became the practices in the society. They were for a long time neither written nor systematically arranged. The preaching and precepts could become an authoritative source of law when some competent and qualified person called Narrator, had narrated…
-
The Holy Quran: The First Source of Muslim Law
The Shariah prescribes both religious and secular duties and sometimes retributive penalties for lawbreaking. By sources of any law means the original materials where the contents of that law are to be found and are made available to us. Study of these sources is necessary because without having any knowledge of the origin of a…
-
Sources of Muslim Law
Shariah law is a religious law that lays down governing principles for spiritual, mental, and physical behaviour that must be followed by Muslims. Regarded as God’s command for Muslims, Sharia law is essentially Islam’s legal system. Muslims believe sharia refers to the perfect, immutable values understood only by God, while Islamic laws are those based…
-
Fiqh and Usul al-Fiqh
Sharia law is a religious law that lays down governing principles for spiritual, mental, and physical behaviour that must be followed by Muslims. Regarded as God’s command for Muslims, Sharia law is essentially Islam’s legal system. Muslims believe sharia refers to the perfect, immutable values understood only by God, while Islamic laws are those based…
-
Sharia and its Components
Sharia means “the correct path” in Arabic. In Islam, it refers to the divine counsel that Muslims follow to live moral lives and grow close to God. Sharia law is a religious law that lays down governing principles for spiritual, mental, and physical behaviour that must be followed by Muslims. Regarded as God’s command for…
-
Sub-Schools of Shia School of Muslim Law
After the death of the Prophet in 632, his followers subsequently built an empire that would stretch from Central Asia to Spain less than a century after his death. But a debate over succession split the community, with some arguing that leadership should be awarded to qualified individuals and others insisting that the only legitimate…
-
Hanbali School of Muslim Law
Hanbali school was the fourth and the last school of Sunni sect. Mohammad. Hanbali school was founded by Ahmad bin Hanbal (A.H. 164-241). He was a disciple of Imam Shafei and strong supporter of Hadis. The followers of Hanbali school found in Syria, Palestine and Saudi Arabia. After the death of the Prophet in 632,…
-
Shafei School of Muslim Law
Imam Shafei was the founder of Shafei School of Islamic Jurisprudence. He was a disciple of Imam Malik at Madeena and later he went to Koofa and worked with the disciples of Imam Abu Hanifa. There are followers of Shafei School in Egypt, Cairo, Southern Arabia, South East Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Malabar (Kerala). After…
-
Maliki School of Muslim Law
Maliki school of thought was the second school of Islamic jurisprudence which was started from Medina the city of learning. Hence it is also called Madani school. It was founded by Imam Malik-Ibn Anas (A.H. 93 – 175) who was the Mufthi of Medina. His full name was Abu Abd Allah Malik ibn Anas. This…
-
Hanafi School of Muslim Law
The Prophet himself prohibited writing and preserving of his words and traditions. There were some questions where the Quran does not provide explicit commands. The doctrine of hadith was not developed at that time. Hence Hanifa relied mostly on ‘qiyas’ (analogical deductions). Abu Hanifa was of the view that law must be formulated according to…