Muslim law
Religious legal system
Muslim law is the body of religious and legal principles derived from Islamic sources—primarily the Quran and the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad.
It governs matters from prayer and diet to marriage, inheritance, and commerce.
Also called Sharia or Islamic law.
The contract was drafted to comply with Muslim law.
- QuranIslam's central scripture
- HadithProphetic tradition collection
- moral codeStandards of right conduct
- FiqhMuslim legal theory
- IjtihadIndependent Islamic legal interpretation
Sunnah · scholarly consensus · Tafsir · five pillars · religious court · marriage contract · inheritance rights · Zakat · Sharia
Muslim lawsecular law
Legal code without religious basis
civil law · secularism · state law · constitutional law · separation of church and state
Muslim lawcommon law
Jurisprudence from judicial decisions
Roman law · Napoleonic Code · civil code · English common law
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