Application of Islamic law by country French civil law as well as Sunni and Jafari (Shi’ite) interpretations of Sharia. Article 41 of the constitution allows for personal status matters (such as marriage, divorce and inheritance) to be governed by the rules of each religious group. The article has not yet been put into effect, and a unified personal status law remains in place that builds on the 1959 personal status code. Islamic law is one of the sources of legislation for Muslim citizens. Islamic law is binding on personal law issues for Muslim citizens. Jordan has Sharia courts and civil courts. Sharia courts have jurisdiction over
Application of Islamic law by country of Allah. The primary sources of sharia are the precepts set forth in the Quranic verses (ayahs), and the example set by the Islamic prophet Muhammad in the Sunnah. The scope of sharia includes Islamic law as interpreted by Islamic judges (qadis) with varying responsibilities for the religious leaders. For questions not directly addressed in the primary sources, sharia includes consensus of the religious scholars ("ulama") thought to embody the consensus of the Muslim Community ("ijma"). The legal systems of Muslim countries may be grouped as: mixed systems, classical sharia systems, and secular systems. Classical sharia systems are those where