Islamic Law and its Origins
In Our Time: Religion
Is There a System of Enforcement of Islamic Law?
A lot of moslem law is connected with what we would think of as religious practice, and not with criminal activity. In fact, traditional islamic law has very little to say about criminal law. It's about inheritance law - just to ther eldest son. And it's enforced by appeal to the court of the kadi. The kadi emerges very early in islamic history as the tor and decide cades. Were appointed by the government as local judges. Asically, they didn't make the law, however. Law is, well itis made by god, but it's, it's it's described and investigated by the learned people.
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