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Definition of Sharia law

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"

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sharia Law

Literary usage of Sharia law

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

1. 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 ..."

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. Pakistan: A Country Study edited by Peter R. Blood (1996)
"It lies within the discretion of the court of first instance to decide whether to try a case under civil or sharia law. If the latter, then the appeals ..."

4. Wake Up! the Lord Is Returning by Alf Droy (2001)
"'Stable' (moderate Islamic) countries that are not subject to Islamic sharia law, are looked upon as 'soft targets'; where many expatriate civilian ..."

5. Wake Up the Lord Is Returning by Alf Droy (2002)
"The objective being to impose sharia law in what are more moderate Islamic nations, and then to extend sharia law over Christendom, despite the possibility ..."

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