ISLAMIC LEGAL SYSTEM

Shariah divided into 3 components of the followings EXCEPT

• Alahkam al'itiqadiyyah

• Alahkam al-Akhlaqiyah

• Alahkam al-Lughowiyah

• Alahkam al-Amaliyah

______________ means understanding of knowledge

• Shariah

• Fiqh

• Akhlaq

• Islam

Universality of Shariah law means

• Covers every human action

• Apply to all individual

• Sources from Quran and Sunnah

• Comprise of intellectual and emotional aspects

The first verse of Quran

• Bismillah

• al-Maidah : 3

• al-Alaq 1-5

• al Baqarah

Elijah is studying Islamic law and wants to know what the first source of Islamic law is.

• Quran

• Hadith

• Sunnah

• Ijmak

Literal meaning of Quran

• A Great Book

• A Book of Allah

• The Book which is Read

• A Book of Guidance

Literal meaning of Sunnah

• Sayings of the Prophet

• Actions of the Prophet

• Written Instruction of the Prophet

• Path to be followed

The literal meaning of Ijmak

• To give opinion

• to deny the opinion

• to discuss any opinion

• to agreed upon an opinion

What is the role of Ijmak in Islamic jurisprudence?

• To create new interpretations of the Quran

• To unify the opinions of scholars

• To reject previous rulings

• To clarify the teachings of the Hadith

Role of Sunnah in interpreting Quranic verses

• Sunnah contradicts Quranic teachings

• Sunnah clarifies Quranic verses

• Sunnah is irrelevant to Quran

• Sunnah reinforces Quranic principles