books.google.co.uk - Why are there four schools of Islamic Law? It is necessary for Muslims to follow them, or should we take Islam direct from the Qur'an and the Sunna.This short work outlines the answer which the great scholars of the Sharia have given to these questions. Basing itself on the realization that it is binding...http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Understanding_the_Four_Madhhabs.html?id=nvuOAAAAMAAJ&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareUnderstanding the Four Madhhabs