The document summarizes the main schools of Muslim law. It begins by explaining that after the death of the Prophet Muhammad, two views emerged on succession: the Sunni view supporting election and the Shia view supporting inheritance by relatives. This led to the formation of the two main schools - Sunni and Shia. The Sunni school is then divided into four sub-schools founded in different regions: Hanafi in Iraq, Maliki in Medina, Shafi'i in Egypt, and Hanbali in Saudi Arabia. The Shia school was founded by Imam Jafar as Sadik and is divided into Ismailis, Athna Asharis, and Zaidis. Each school's