4. Fiqh was not yet defined as an independent science.

• Only the literal meaning was used. Qabeelat Tayybah TCE Notes Revolution 33

Stage 2 Era of the Righteous Khulafa’ Establishment of the Law (11H-40H/ 632CE-661CE) "                .“ !  "# $%&'( )*+ ,+ “What sky will shade me and what earth will carry me if I say in the Book of Allah something without knowledge.” – Abu Bakr This era lasted from the Selection of Abu Bakr to the assassination of Ali (May Allah be Pleased With Them). (Some say it was till Hassan bin Ali conceded rule to Muawiyah two years later.) Geographical and Political Preview