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In older English-language law-related works in the late 19th/early 20th centuries, the word used for Sharia was sheri. [39] It, along with the French variant chéri , was used during the time of the Ottoman Empire , and is from the Turkish şer'(i) .
Sharia Court Departments within the civil court system are responsible for personal status matters. [151] A 2008 law stipulates that the testimonies of men and women before a court are equal. [152] Oman's criminal law is based on a combination of Sharia and English common law. [153]
Islamic Inheritance jurisprudence is a field of Islamic jurisprudence (Arabic: فقه) that deals with inheritance, a topic that is prominently dealt with in the Qur'an.It is often called Mīrāth (Arabic: ميراث, literally "inheritance"), and its branch of Islamic law is technically known as ʿilm al-farāʾiḍ (Arabic: علم الفرائض, "the science of the ordained quotas").
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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.
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The Maxims of Islamic Law were established after representatives of all schools of thought regarding Muslim Jurisprudence came together to reach a consensus. [ 1 ] [ page needed ] Maxims refer to a body of abstract rules that were produced after a detailed study of the fiqh.
Islamic Law and Legal Change: The Concept of Maslaha in Classical and Contemporary Legal Theory. Vol. Shari'a: Islamic Law in the Contemporary Context (Kindle ed.). Stanford University Press. Rabb, Intisar A. (2009). "Law. Civil Law & Courts". In John L. Esposito (ed.). The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World. Oxford: Oxford University Press.