▁were ▁all ▁' ev ils ' ▁the ▁human ▁mind ▁could ▁know ▁of ▁according ▁to ▁al - M atur idi . ▁The ▁concept ▁of ▁Ist is lah ▁in ▁Islam ic ▁law ▁be ars ▁some ▁similar ities ▁to ▁the ▁natural ▁law ▁tradition ▁in ▁the ▁West , ▁as ▁exempl ified ▁by ▁Thomas ▁Aqu inas . ▁However , ▁whereas ▁natural ▁law ▁de ems ▁good ▁what ▁is ▁self - ev ident ly ▁good , ▁according ▁as ▁it ▁tends ▁towards ▁the ▁ful fil ment ▁of ▁the ▁person , ▁ist is lah ▁calls ▁good ▁whatever ▁is ▁connected ▁to ▁one ▁of ▁five ▁" basic ▁goods ". ▁Al - G h az ali ▁abstract ed ▁these ▁" basic ▁goods " ▁from ▁the ▁legal ▁pre cept s ▁in ▁the ▁Q ur ' an ▁and ▁S unn ah : ▁they ▁are ▁religion , ▁life , ▁reason , ▁line age ▁and ▁property . ▁Some ▁add ▁also ▁" hon our ". ▁I bn ▁Q ay y im ▁Al - J aw zi y ya ▁also ▁pos ited ▁that ▁human ▁reason ▁could ▁disc ern ▁between ▁' gre at ▁s ins ' ▁and ▁good ▁de eds . ▁ ▁Bre hon ▁law ▁Early ▁Irish ▁law , ▁An ▁Sen chus ▁Mor ▁( The ▁Great ▁Trad ition ) ▁mentions ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁places ▁recht ▁a ic ned ▁or ▁natural ▁law . ▁This ▁is ▁a ▁concept ▁pred ating ▁European ▁legal ▁theory , ▁and ▁reflect s ▁a ▁type ▁of ▁law ▁that ▁is ▁universal ▁and ▁may ▁be ▁determined ▁by ▁reason ▁and ▁observation ▁of ▁natural ▁action . ▁Neil ▁Mc Le od ▁ident ifies ▁concepts