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The 4 law schools provided the Islamic community with a structure for Islamic life. Describe the process through which Shariah law was developed
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Jo Batty Part A - The 4 law schools provided the Islamic community with a structure for Islamic life. Describe the process through which Shariah law was developed (20m) The Shariah is the Islamic law for Muslims; the word Shariah means a clear straight path, the way in which God wants men to walk. The whole idea of the Shariah is to set down for Muslims exactly what they should and should not do; the Shariah grew from early Muslims encountering social and political problems. The Shariah is based on the Qur'an, the word of God and tells Muslims how to live there lives but as Muslim scholars tried to work out how Muslims should live their lives they discovered that some areas weren't covered by the Qur'an. So Muslim scholars looked to the Hadith and the Sunnah for guidance. The Sunnah which is the life of the Prophet Mohammad and the Hadith...
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