Reliance makes allowance for the various fiqhs, or schools of shariah jurisprudence under Sunni andShiaIslamand provides an amalgamation of them for reference.
As the regime bases its legitimacy on ShiaIslamand is composed of clerics and laymen schooled in the beliefs of the religion, it is important to know just what those beliefs are as they will influence decision-making.
They have made the most noise in central Punjab, where terrorist groups presenting themselves as defenders of the Sunni andShia variants of Islam have committed ghastly atrocities against members of the rival community.