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Sharia, [a] Sharī'ah, Shari'a, or Shariah (Arabic: شريعة, lit. 'path (to water)') is a body of religious law that forms a part of the Islamic tradition [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] based on scriptures of Islam , particularly the Qur'an and hadith . [ 1 ]
A copy of the Qur'an, one of the primary sources of Sharia. The Qur'an is the first and most important source of Islamic law. Believed to be the direct word of God as revealed to Muhammad through angel Gabriel in Mecca and Medina, the scripture specifies the moral, philosophical, social, political and economic basis on which a society should be constructed.
In Greece (only in Thrace), Indonesia (outside of Aceh, and in most circumstances), Nigeria (outside the states using Sharia law), Senegal (only in inheritance), and in the UK (in extrajudicial courts judgments and not the British legal system) people can choose whether to pursue a case in a Sharia or secular court.
General Zia introduced Sharia Law which led to Islamization of the country. [11] The current regime in Pakistan has been responsible for torture, extrajudicial executions and other human rights violations. [12] Forced conversion and Honor killings are also common in Pakistan. Freedom House has assessed Pakistan as "Partly Free" with a ...
Previously, property rights had been exclusively under the jurisdiction of sharia. Despite that seeming contradiction, skillful bureaucrats allowed kanun and sharia to coexist harmoniously. The kanun retained its relevance in the Middle East regarding civil, commercial, administrative and penal laws. It influences the ways that sharia is ...
The legal system in the United Arab Emirates is based on civil law, and Sharia law in the personal status matters of Muslims and blood money compensation. [1] Personal status matters of non-Muslims are based on civil law. [2] The UAE constitution established a federal court system and allows all emirates to establish local courts systems. [3]
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Malaysia's top court on Friday declared unconstitutional more than a dozen Islamic laws enacted by the state of Kelantan, in a landmark decision that could affect similar ...
Verses from the Quran, a primary source of the law of Saudi Arabia. The primary source of law in Saudi Arabia is the Islamic Sharia.Sharia is derived from the Qur'an and the traditions of Muhammad contained in the Sunnah; [3] ijma, or scholarly consensus on the meaning of the Qur'an and the Sunnah developed after Muhammad's death; and qiyas, or analogical reasoning applied to the principles of ...