Islamic Law

Linguistically, syariah means a path to ______, which alludes to the fact that it is life giving.

State the two primary sources of Islamic law.

The higher objectives of the syariah (maqasid syariah) are to protect 5 things. What are they?

Between faith and life, which occupies a higher position in the maqasid? Give an example to justify your answer.

The sunnah particularizes general laws and instructions in the Quran. Give one example of this phenomenon.

The prophet had the power to legislate laws himself. Give one example of a ruling established in the sunnah not found in the Quran.

Who among the following is a not a founder of a school of law?

• Abu Hanifah

• Muhammad ibn Idris

• Ahmad ibn Hanbal

• Anas ibn Malik

The branch of knowledge concerning general rules about how laws are derived is called

The first Imam to write his own method of deriving laws in a book called Ar-Risalah was_____.

Clue: His teacher was Imam Malik and he himself was a teacher of Imam Ahmad.

Imam Malik had another source of law notused by the other Imams. What is that source?