As such, it has applied for more than a thousand years, though Turkey repealed it in 1926.  
The science of understanding it is known as figh and allows one to classify most actions as mandub or makruh.  It can mean "oasis, source of water," but its modern usage is derived from the root meaning of "to set out for."  Its meaning has been supplemented with the use of qiyas, or analogical deductions, since its basic systematization in the 9th century.  As such, it has applied for more than a thousand years, though Turkey repealed it in 1926.  FTP, identify this Islamic code of law based on the Qu'ran.
The science of understanding it is known as figh and allows one to classify most actions as mandub or makruh.  
shari'ah