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Islam. Sharia,[a] Sharī'ah, Shari'a, Shariah or Syariah (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]
Sharia, the fundamental religious concept of Islam—namely, its law. The religious law of Islam is seen as the expression of God’s command for Muslims and, in application, constitutes a system of duties that are incumbent upon all Muslims by virtue of their religious belief.
Sharia is Islam's legal system. It is derived from the Quran, Islam's holy book, as well as the Sunnah and Hadith - the deeds and sayings of the Prophet Muhammad. Where an answer cannot be...
Sharia is the ideal form of divine guidance that Muslims follow to live a righteous life. Human interpretations of sharia, or fiqh, are the basis of Islamic law today.
The sharia, God’s law, is always one, but human attempts to understand it are multiple and individual – the law promulgated by humans is not the Sharia, but fallible, human understanding...
Sharia is the set of laws and precepts that govern the daily lives of Muslim people. It is based on a combination of the Quran, the holy book of Islam, and teachings from the...
Sharia - Islamic Law, Jurisprudence, Muslim World: During the 19th century the impact of Western civilization on Muslim society brought about radical changes in the fields of civil and commercial transactions and criminal law.
In its strictest and most historically coherent definition, sharia is considered in Islam as the infallible law of God. There are two primary sources of sharia: the Quran, and the Hadiths (opinions and life example of Muhammad).
The usual Arabic word for Islamic law is sharia (pronounced shar-ee-ah), originally the track leading to a waterhole in the desert. For Muslims, the morally good life consists of surrendering...
The teachings of the Prophet Muhammad and the Quran laid the foundations of shariah law (photo: Shutterstock). The legal approach of the Prophet was progressive and moderate for its time.