Muslims believe that Allah (God), through Muhammad, outlined universal laws that govern not just human behavior but also explain how nature works. Unlike Western law, where lawbreakers must account to Allah and all other Muslims. Also unlike Western law, the sharia outlines not only what is forbidden for Muslims but also what is discouraged, what is recommended, and what is obligatory. So for example, Muslims should not drink alcohol, gamble, steal, commit adultery, or commit suicide, but they should pray every day, give to charity, be polite to others, dress inoffensively, and-when they die-be buried in anonymous graves. When Muslims have any doubts about whether something they are considering doing is acceptable, they are encouraged to speak to a Muslims judge, called a mufti, who will issue a legal judgment known as a fatwa.