Hadith root of why there is no single "fiqh" system, but rather a collection of parallel systems within Islam. Much of early Islamic history available today is also based on the hadith, although it has been challenged for its lack of basis in primary source material and the internal contradictions of the secondary material available. Hadith may be "hadith qudsi" (sacred hadith) — which some Muslims regard as the words of God (Arabic: Allah) — or "hadith sharif" (noble hadith), which are Muhammad's own utterances. According to as-Sayyid ash-Sharif al-Jurjani, the hadith qudsi differ from the Quran in that the former
Criticism of Hadith these not just inspirational or informational but laws "sacrosanct or immutable Shari'ah" to be enforced, and because to others (especially modernist and liberal Muslims) the laws thus developed are "contrary to the intent and spirit of the Qur'an and Islam's fundamental commitment to justice and fairness", the "problem of the authenticity of the Sunnah" or hadith has become an issue for those (especially modernist and liberal Muslims) who believe there is a conflict between the "intent and spirit of the Qur'an" and "centuries-old" ahadith-based jurisprudence. According to M.O. Farooq, despite the widespread belief that sahih hadith are authentic hadith and