{"id":8972,"date":"2017-11-30T11:14:55","date_gmt":"2017-11-30T16:14:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imam-us.org\/?page_id=8972"},"modified":"2025-09-25T10:48:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T14:48:08","slug":"sources-of-islam","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/imam-us.org\/islamic-awareness\/islam-101\/sources-of-islam","title":{"rendered":"What Are the Sources of Islamic Knowledge?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What are the Sources of Islam?<\/h1>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\n\n\n

What Are the Sources of Islamic Knowledge?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Islamic teachings are derived from two primary sources:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Divine Revelation<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Reasoning from Logical and Scriptural Principles<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    As for the first source, \u2018Divine Revelation\u2019 comprises of the primary source of Islamic teachings through:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. the Holy Quran\u2014The Holy Quran is God\u2019s final revelation and is free from error and alterations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. the sunnah<\/em> of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh&hp), otherwise understood as his practical life. The sunnah<\/em> of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh&hp) is demonstrated by:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n