A Sunni is a Muslim who accepts the legitimacy and authority of the historic caliphate. Today, Sunni Islam is the largest denomination of the Islamic religion and is represented by 75%-90% of all Muslims in the world. Although there are two main denominations of Islam, both recognize sharīʿa as religious law. Many Muslims today use sharīʿa to guide them through situations faced in their daily lives. Sharīʿa derives from the teachings contained in the Quran and deals with many topics such as crime, politics and economics. It also touches on personal issues such as diet, prayer, etiquette, and fasting. In addition to sharīʿa, Muslims also recognize uṣūl al-fiqh, which is essentially an expansion of sharīʿa used to create laws for matters that are not specifically addressed in sharīʿa. During the early years of Islam, Muhammad's companions founded schools of thought in which Islamic law was taught. One of these schools was madhhab, which is one of the recognized Sunni law schools specializing in the teachings of uṣūl al-fiqh....