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Islamic law

The sources of Islamic law

Islamic law is known as sharia law, and sharia means the path to follow God's law. Sharia law is eclectic in its approach to guide the individual in most daily matters. Sharia law controls, rules and regulates all public and private behaviors.

The different schools of Sharia differ on the details of the sources of Sharia law. The sources that they all agree upon are:

1. The first and primary element of Shari law is the The Glorious Qur'an.
2. The second element of sharia law is known as the Sunnah (The tradition of the prophet).

Other sources accepted by some schools are:

1. The third element of sharia is known as the Ijma'a.
2. The fourth element of sharia law is the Qiyas.
3. The fifth element of sharia law is "all encompassing".