Shariah

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of shari'a. alt-of, alternative, uncountable
  2. 2
    the code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed wordnet

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islamic lawshariasharia lawshariah law

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"Shariah is the broad collection of laws compiled over a thousand years of Muslim jurisprudence based on the Koran and its commentaries, the Sunnah or Hadith."

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