1) Ancient sources : There are four ancient sources of law. They are : a) Quran : Quran is the holy divine book of Muslims. It contains 6000 verses divided into 30 parts and 114 chapters.Quran distinguishes truth from falsehood and shows right path to human beings. The contents of Quran have spiritual value and hence muslims proclaim that their law can not be changed by Parliament or legislature. b) The Sunna : Sunna literally means a path, a procedure, a way of action. It has come to mean the utterances, deeds and practices of the prophet. The Quran contains words of God, Sunnaa contains the practices and deeds. c) The Ijma : The Quran and Sunna look to the past while Ijma and Kiyas deal with the future of islam. Ijma is the consensus of jurists. It is a concurrence of opinion of the companions of Mohamed and his followers. d) The Kiyas : Kiyas is based on comparison of Quran, Sunna and Ijma. Kiyas did not create any new law but applies the recognized principles to new circumstances. 2) Custom : Custom has not been recognized as source of law. However, custom has always been used for applying the legal principles of Islam. Custom as a source of law was superceded by Shariat Act 1937 which talks about marriage, dower, succession, guardianship etc. 3) Modern sources : The following are the modern sources : a) Equity, justice and good conscience : The doctrine of equity, justice and good conscience have been a source of law. All muslim laws are based on equity and justice. Several areas of muslim law were modified so as to meet the changing conditions in india. b) Judicial precedent : Judicial precedent means judicial decisions. The decisions given by various courts supplement and modify law. The lower courts follow the decisions of higher courts. Thus precedent is an important source of law. c) Legislation : Legislation is a act made by Parliament and legislature. The Waqf Act 1954, The Shariat Act 1937, Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce ) Act 1986 all govern muslims in India.