shari'a

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A body of religious law forming a part of the Islamic tradition based on the scriptures of Islam, particularly the Qur'an and hadith.

name

/ʃəˈɹiːə/

shari'a Shari‘a Sharī‘ah Sharia shariah shariat sheria sheriat Shariyah Syariah the Shari'a

From Arabic شَرِيعَة (šarīʕa, literally “path, way”).

Shar

Shar'i

sharia court shariafication shariafy sharia law Sharia patrol Sharia police shariatic

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