The chapter begins with an explanation of the two terms, Shariah and Fiqh, which are often used interchangeably but are not identical. A brief explanation of the differences between these terms set forth the context for the rest of the chapter............. Download the full article in pdf attachment (below)

chapter published in ed. John Esposito, The Oxford History of Islam, New York: Oxford University Press, 1999, pp 107-155.