APROXIMACIÓN AL DERECHO ISLÁMICO Y SU REGULACIÓN DEL VELO.

Islamic Law or Sharia is the legal system by which the community of Muslim faithful is ruled. Its origins date back to the 6th century, when Islam is born. Its sources are the Coran (sacred book that contains the divine message), the Sunna (reports on the sayings and conduct of Muhammad) and the fik (group of laws created by the interpretation of the aforementioned ones). It is erroneous to identify this religious Law and the legal systems of the Muslim countries. One of the objectives of the Islamist movements is the return to the Sharia, but adapted to the present historical moment. Because of its personal nature, the Sharia precepts might come into conflict with the ones of the territorial legal systems, just as it has happened in relation to Muslim veil. To this one refers the Sharia in different sections, but it does it ambiguously, without affirm clearly its obligatory character. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]