Hukum (lit. Judgment, opinion, decision) A very complex term that has a variety of meanings in Islamic legal literature ranging between command, rule of law, judgment and an arbitration. The term refers also to Hakam and Hakim; the former an arbiter and the later a ruler who has to power to give final decision. Hukum refers to the decision of a Muslim judge as well as to a conclusion drawn by a jurist from authoritative text and evidence. Hukum in Islamic legal theory also refers to the normative laws in the Qur’an, direct or indirect