Islamic Ethics - prelim

Islamic jurisprudence – scholarly interpretation & human understanding of Sharia

Scholars trained in Islam & Islamic law

Religious official who issues fatwas

The moral & legal code based on the Quran, Hadith and other Islamic sources

Consensus of scholars

Analogy, reasoning, precedent

Formal ruling on an Islamic law – given by a mufti – a clarification

Permissible

Forbidden under Islam

Haraam

• Forbidden under Islam

• Permissible

• HSP

• Illegal