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Shari'ah Law - Coggle Diagram
Shari'ah Law
Historical development
- in al-Madinah, Muhammad established the ummah and gave Muslims community rules on which to base their lives - remember it was a theocracy [community led by God]
- during Muahmmad's lifetime, all issues of worship, family relations and criminal justice would be referred directly to him
- after Muhammad died, issues of law would be referred to the first four khalifahs:
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- after the death of Ali, the Khaliphate became hereditary
- the first four Khalifah's were elected
- administration of Shari'ah Law was entrusted to individual judges in each area - qadis
- Islam expanded into different geographical and cultural areas, the body of laws differed from one area to another
- there was a lack of uniformity
Shari'ah Law
- Muslim Law is known as Shari'ah Law
- Shari'ah means 'the path to the watering hole'
- Shari'ah Law is from Allah
- Islam means 'submission to the will of Allah'
- Muslims believe that human beings are Allah's vice-regents (khalifahs) on earth and should obey Allah's laws
- Islam is not just a religion but complete way of life
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The Four Law Schools
between the 8th and 10th centuries, Shari'ah established four law schools [madhabs]
- The Hanifite Law School [Turkey, Iraq, USSR, India and Pakistan]
- The Malikite Law School (West Arabia, North and West Africa)
- The Shafi’ite Law School (Egypt, Syria, Souty Arabia, Indonesia, Malaysia, East Africa)
- The Hanbalite Law School (dominant in Arabia, especially the Wahhabi sect of Saudi Arabia)
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