▁also ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁the ▁Ash ari ▁school , ▁the ▁largest ▁school ▁of ▁Sun ni ▁the ology . ▁A ver ro es ▁( I bn ▁R ush d ), ▁in ▁his ▁treat ise ▁on ▁Justice ▁and ▁J ih ad ▁and ▁his ▁comment ary ▁on ▁Pl ato ' s ▁Republic , ▁writes ▁that ▁the ▁human ▁mind ▁can ▁know ▁of ▁the ▁un law ful ness ▁of ▁killing ▁and ▁ste aling ▁and ▁thus ▁of ▁the ▁five ▁ma q as id ▁or ▁higher ▁int ents ▁of ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁sh aria ▁or ▁to ▁protect ▁religion , ▁life , ▁property , ▁off spring , ▁and ▁reason . ▁The ▁concept ▁of ▁natural ▁law ▁entered ▁the ▁main stream ▁of ▁Western ▁culture ▁through ▁his ▁Arist ot elian ▁comment aries , ▁influen cing ▁the ▁subsequent ▁A ver ro ist ▁movement ▁and ▁the ▁writ ings ▁of ▁Thomas ▁Aqu inas . ▁ ▁The ▁M atur idi ▁school , ▁the ▁second ▁largest ▁school ▁of ▁Sun ni ▁the ology , ▁pos its ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁natural ▁law . ▁Ab u ▁Mans ur ▁al - M atur idi ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁human ▁mind ▁could ▁know ▁of ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁God ▁and ▁the ▁major ▁forms ▁of ▁' good ' ▁and ▁' ev il ' ▁without ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁revel ation . ▁Al - M atur idi ▁gives ▁the ▁example ▁of ▁ste aling , ▁which ▁is ▁known ▁to ▁be ▁evil ▁by ▁reason ▁alone ▁due ▁to ▁people ' s ▁working ▁hard ▁for ▁their ▁property . ▁K illing , ▁for nic ation , ▁and ▁drink ing ▁alco hol