Islamic Law Separation of law and state The law is deduced by scholars from the Koran and Hadith Like our system,with court precedents replaced by law review articles Hadith are accounts of things said or done by Mohammed and his companions Each comes with an isnad,a chain of transmitters The strength of a hadith depends on the reputation of the transmitters And the number of separate chains supporting the same hadith. In Sunni Islam there are four schools of law,mutually orthodox ·Mufti and Kadi A mufti is a jurisconsult,someone who gives advisory opinions on the law(fatwas) A Kadi is a judge,appointed by the ruler,who tries an actual case Islamic Law • Separation of law and state • The law is deduced by scholars from the Koran and Hadith • Like our system, with court precedents replaced by law review articles • Hadith are accounts of things said or done by Mohammed and his companions • Each comes with an isnad, a chain of transmitters • The strength of a hadith depends on the reputation of the transmitters • And the number of separate chains supporting the same hadith. • In Sunni Islam there are four schools of law, mutually orthodox • Mufti and Kadi • A mufti is a jurisconsult, someone who gives advisory opinions on the law (fatwas) • A Kadi is a judge, appointed by the ruler, who tries an actual case