The role of the quran and hadith language in the formation of arab legal terminology

It is known that the lexicology of Arabic language has not been deeply studied by orientalists of Uzbekistan as compared to other fields of the Arabic linguistics. Therefore, the article examines legal terms andparticularly the terms of criminal law in the Arabic language that are considered to be important lexical layer of this sphere today. In the research work, the concept of terminology, legal terms, criminal law terms, and the history of the legal language of the Arab countries that have passed certain historical stages, as well as examples from the Quran and hadiths, which are considered as the main pillars of the fiqh methodology, have been discussed on the basis of the analysis of scientific literature. The Sunnah, which is considered to be the second source of Islam, also contains a number of terms related to criminal law. Authentic hadiths reflecting the criminal law and punishment issues in Imam al-Bukhari's collection of Al-Jame'as-sahih hadiths, have been studied as the object of research. In the Hadith collections named “Golden sets: Sahihul Bukhari”, parts 3, 4 and 8 also contain hadiths that describe the types of crimes and the issues which are subject to punishment. Issues of law and fiqh as well as the terms provided in ayahs of the Quran, Hadiths and Sunnah have beensubstantiated by a number of examples which served as the basis for creation and formation of criminal law terms in the Arabic language.