sharia
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9.8
- noun
- /ʃəˈrɪə/
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sharía
- And a Muslim leader established the precedent of applying an aspect of Islamic law, the Sharia, in an overwhelmingly non-Muslim country.
- sharia law
- Islamic sharia
- constitution based on sharia
He's selling us out to all of these dictator slash Sharia law style countries.
- He's selling us out to all of these dictator slash Sharia law style countries.
- Some of these elements of traditional patriarchy have been codified in Islamic law, or Sharia.
- And to put that in more vivid terms, you might say that the ISIS leader and Donald Trump or Ben Carson share an idea of what Sharia is.
- Let's talk about what Afghan culture under Sharia law looks like.
- The Islamists want legislation to be drawn from Islamic Sharia law.
- And the long term, the long term plan is to have this Islamic caliphate ruled by Sharia law.
- So with that being said, what governs us to the Sharia, right?
- So Muslim countries that have Sharia at play have now added that the women can seek.
- By all means, if you want to be held to account according to Sharia law, pack your bags and fuck off.
- And the message that gradually shifted from the old, the traditional message of the Sharia, of Islam.
- Imagine being a Muslim mother who has left an area of the world where this takes place, this kind of extremely brutal Sharia.
- But like, yeah, Sharia law not compatible with Western civilization.
- They want it to be very, very much like Sharia law, but but with Christianity.
- They have like Sharia law there.
Examples
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And 51% of those polled agreed that Muslims in America should have the choice of being governed according to sharia.
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And the way that they're going to have a relationship with the rest of the world will be dictated by Sharia or Islamic law.
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Mosul is under Sharia law now.
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And in the one year that we were in Saudi Arabia, we lived according to Sharia and the state was run through Islamic law.
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In particular, "the religious leaders of the north demand sharia for the whole country and abhor the secular south."
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When the Taliban was in power, they enforced their version of sharia.
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Polygamy is legalized by Article 8 of the code, making direct reference to the Sharia.
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Egypt should have Islamic law, or sharia, rather than the French-based system that now prevails in most courts.
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In many countries, the legal system incorporates Sharia, which guides family and community matters.
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The debate over Sharia law often focuses on its implications for women's rights and social justice.
Synonyms
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Law based on Islamic teachings that guides family and personal life
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4.8
A system of rules for life and law based on the Qur'an and the Prophet Muhammad's teachings
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9.9
A system of Islamic law based on the Quran and Muhammad's teachings
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A set of religious rules from Islam based on the Koran and Muhammad's teachings that guide how people live
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word sharia comes from Arabic shari'ah, which means 'path' or 'way'. Think of it as a 'path' that shows how to live, based on the Quran and the example of Muhammad, and that's why sharia means the religious law and moral rules for many Muslims.