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Fiqh is the Arabic word referring to Islamic Jurisprudence as decided by Islamic jurists known as Fugaha. The development of fiqh relies directly upon Islamic religious texts, the Quran and the Sunnah (in particular, the shari'ah). Fiqh is intended to regulate Islamic ritual practices, societal morals, and social norms. While fiqh draws upon Islamic texts, it is understood that Islamic jurists also use a degree of human reasoning and understanding in the creation of Fiqh. In Sunni Islam, there are four prominent schools of Islamic Jurisprudence. Fiqh strives to create a full understanding of Islamic law based on the holy texts. It categorizes different social activities and there regulations into five categories: simply permitted (mubah), recommended (mandub), required (wajib), disapproved (makruh), and forbidden (haraam). Fiqh still plays a profoundly important role in shari'ah courts all over the modern Islamic world.

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Posted at Apr 10/2009 01:28PM:
ian: With the institutionalization of the madrasa fiqh was by far the dominant Islamic science and source for both ethical and religious practice structuring social relations within Muslim societies.