Meaning
The commandments and legal rulings of the sacred law.
Literally: commands, rulings (plural of hukm)
Related words
ARABIC
Shariat
Islamic religious law derived from the Quran and the practice of the Prophet.
ARABIC
Fiqh
Islamic jurisprudence, the science of deriving legal rulings from the sources of the religion.
ARABIC
Farz
A religious duty that is obligatory upon every Muslim, such as the five daily prayers.
ARABIC
Hukm
A command, order or decree; authority to rule.