Thursday, October 3, 2013

Medieval Middle East - Islam - Shari'a

The Venture of Islam vol. I, by Marshall Hodgson, pp. 73-74, 338 (chart, to copy)

Discussion:
Shari'a as undisputed, divine law - sources (Qur'an, Sunnah)
Development after Muhammad's death
qadi: judge, fiqh: interpretation of the law
Five categories of human behavior

Activity:
History journal
Make a chart giving an example of a behavior that would fit in each category

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