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Sharia and Fiqh

الشريعة والفقه

A trail through the legal system.

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5steps · 30min · newcomer · student

  1. Sharia

    الطريق: أحكام الله في كتابه وسنة نبيه.

    Sharia · What is the sharia?

  2. Fiqh

    فهم الأحكام وتفريعها على الوقائع.

    Fiqh · What is fiqh?

  3. Usul

    الاجتهاد والإجماع والفتوى: آلات الفقيه.

    What is ijtihad? · What is ijma? · What is a fatwa?

  4. The schools

    أربعة أئمة ومذاهب الأمة.

    The Four Imams

  5. Family law

    النكاح والطلاق: فقه البيت.

    What is nikah? · What is talaq?

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Overview

A path through the system of rulings: the Sharia, jurisprudence and its roots, ijtihad, consensus and fatwa, and the schools.

Sources

  • Wikidata
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islam.museum contributors. “Sharia and Fiqh”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/exhibits/path-sharia-law/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-18.

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