Sharia

or Sha·ri·ah, Sha·ri·ʿa, Sha·ri·ʿah

[ shuh-ree-uh, shah-ree-ah ]

nounIslam.
  1. law, seen as deriving from the Quran,hadith,ijmaʿ, and qiyas.

Origin of Sharia

1
First recorded in 1855–60; from Arabic sharīʿah “law,” from sharaʿa “to prescribe”

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British Dictionary definitions for sharia

sharia

sheria

/ (ʃəˈriːə) /


noun
  1. the body of canonical law based on the Koran that lays down certain duties and penalties for Muslims

Origin of sharia

1
Arabic

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