Fiqh (lit. Understanding, knowledge) The science of Shari’a, the sacred law of Islam. The huge literature produced by Muslim jurists. It began with the opinions and doctrines of the jurists in leading Islamic cities in early Islam. These opinions shaped gradually the schools of law. Jurists never claimed that their doctrines were sacred. They always distinguished between divine and human; fiqh was human understanding. The contents of Fiqh were further divided into two main divisions: Ibadat (rituals, laws relating to relations between God and humans) and Mu’amalat / Adat (laws relating to relations between humans). Human reasoning and experience plays a vital role in case of Mu’amalat. Fiqh is more focused on rituals, marriage, divorce, inheritance, less on public laws, somewhat detailed on commercial laws. The diversity of opinions over time and among the jurists is quite notable. In modern times fiqh has come to be distinguished from Shari‘ah; the latter is of divine origin but fiqh is human
Fiqh Islamic jurisprudence
Fiqh Islamic law
Fiqh Lit. Understanding; the corpus of the Islamic jurists` doctrines, or Islamic substantive law
Fiqh Literally, understanding. The legal science founded mainly on rules and principles developed by human reasoning (ijtihaad) and the body of knowledge so derived. Fiqh may therefore vary from one jurist or school of thought to another. The term "fiqh" is sometimes used synonymously with Sharee`ah (qv.). However, while fiqh is to a large extent the product of human endeavor, the Sharee`ah is closely related to divine revelation and knowledge which is only obtained from the Qur`an and the Sunnah
Fiqh The science of jurisprudence or interpreting the Shari`a
Fiqh The science of the divine law, the sum of man`s knowledge of God`s law