This document discusses Islamic law (sharia), its sources and methods of interpretation. It covers the following key points: 1) Sharia seeks to provide guidance on various aspects of Muslim life from crimes to rituals, based on the Quran and hadith. However, there is room for interpretation and disagreement. 2) The major Sunni schools of law - Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi'i, Hanbali - developed different methodologies for deriving rulings, with diversity and probabilistic outcomes. 3) Applying sharia in practice involves jurists developing legal theory, muftis issuing fatwas, and judges enforcing rulings in court, though most matters are handled privately. The