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shariʿa

or sha·ri·a, sha·ri·ʿah, sha·ri·ah

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

/ ʃəˈri ə, ʃɑˈri ɑ /

noun Islam.

law, seen as deriving from the Koran, hadith, ijmaʿ, and qiyas.

Origin of shariʿa

First recorded in 1875–80, shariʿa is from the Arabic word sharīʿah

Words nearby shariʿa

shari, sharia, sharia-compliant, sharif, sharing economy, shariʿa, shark, shark bell, shark biscuit, shark net, shark patrol

Example sentences from the Web for sharia

Advocates claimed that it helped to preserve virtue and to affirm the application of Sharia law.

Saudi Activist Manal Al-Sharif on Why She Removed the Veil |Manal Al Sharif, Advancing Human Rights |October 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
These fanatical groups wish to create fundamentalist enclaves in which some version of Sharia law will prevail.

Can We Lose the Violent Muslim Cliché? |Jay Parini |October 12, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
To Western eyes and ears, Sharia law seems devoid of respect for differences of opinion or complex moral thinking.

Can We Lose the Violent Muslim Cliché? |Jay Parini |October 12, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Earlier this week she pleaded with ISIS to uphold the verdict of a makeshift Sharia court, which ruled that he was not a spy.

ISIS Beheads British Aid Worker Alan Henning |Nico Hines |October 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Next, Labour established, in law, binding Sharia tribunals that Muslims could attend instead of normal British courts.

How Britain Made James Foley's Killer |Louise Mensch |August 27, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
She was in an arabeeyeh, and passed me quickly along the Sharia en-Nahhasin.

The Return of Dr. Fu-Manchu |Sax Rohmer

British Dictionary definitions for sharia

sharia

sheria

/ (ʃəˈriːə) /

noun

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

Word Origin for sharia

Arabic