shariah

WORDNET DICTIONARY

shariah(n = noun.group) islamic law, sharia, sharia law, shariah law - the code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed; "sharia is only applicable to Muslims"; "under Islamic law there is no separation of church and state"

is a kind of jurisprudence, law

has particulars: hudood, hudud

shariah, n. the Muslim code of religious law.

Etymology

Arab. sari' a

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