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Definition of Sharia

1. Noun. The code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed. "Under Islamic law there is no separation of church and state"

Definition of Sharia

1. Noun. (alternative form of shari'a) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sharia

1. Islamic law based on the Koran [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sharia

Literary usage of Sharia

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Desert Mounted Corps: An Account of the Cavalry Operations in Palestine by Richard Martin Preston (1921)
"... CHAPTER IV THE DECISIVE BATTLE THE next five days were occupied in securing the necessary concentration of troops for the main attack on sharia and ..."

2. Moon-o-theism: Religion of a War and Moon God Prophet, Volume II of II by Yoel Natan (2006)
"Basically, sharia law is derived from the Koran and is another tool used for ... sharia law is also the kind of unfair law code that Cain's descendant ..."

3. Cairo of To-day: A Practical Guide to Cairo and the Nile by Eustace Alfred Reynolds-Ball (1907)
"Congdon & Co., sharia Kasr-en-Nil. Language.—English, French, and Italian are understood in the principal hotels and shops. The donkey boys, too, ..."

4. Shifting African Identities by S. B. Bekker, Martine Dodds, Meshack M. Khosa (2001)
"The Brotherhood advocates the adoption of an Islamic socio-political system in which the Constitution is centred on the Quran, with sharia law representing ..."

5. Guide to Palestine and Egypt by Macmillan & Co (1901)
"It is to the east of the sharia Mohammed Ali, and some distance south of the Bab ... Continue the same street, then turn off to the right along the sharia ..."

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