THE ESSENCE OF ISLAMIC LAW contributed by Robert D. Crane, Esq.,
co-founder of the Muslim American Bar Association, formerly of
Counsel to AMC, NM (and edited by Kareema Altomare) 1) The
Nature of Islamic Law Islamic law, known as the shari ‘ah, is
the framework of ultimate reality and the ethical guidance that
Muslim scholars have derived from the direct Revelation of Allah
to man. Although Allah reveals the pattern of ultimate truth
indirectly through the workings of the physical universe and in
the observable nature of man, the ultimate source of knowledge
about both physical and metaphysical reality - and therefore the
ultimate source of the shari’ah - is the Qur’an. This divine
text was revealed directly in human language to the Prophet
Muhammad (saws), and is exemplified in the sunnah, which reports
the Prophet’s understanding of this Final Revelation as shown
through his words and deeds. All Revelation to the Jewish
Prophets (saws) and to Jesus (saws) is binding on Muslims unless
specifically abrogated