sharia
pronunciation
How to pronounce sharia in British English:
UK [ʃəˈriːə]
How to pronounce sharia in American English:
US [ ʃəˈriːə]
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- Noun:
- the code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed
Word Origin
- sharia (n.)
- Islamic religious law, 1855, from Arabic shari'ah "the revealed law," from shar' "revelation."
Example
- 1. The odd thing is that no one has ever proposed making appeals to sharia in america .
- 2. Officials claim that by setting up sharia courts they have drawn local support away from the taliban .
- 3. In 2008 ak itself narrowly escaped being shut down on the thinly supported charge that it was seeking to introduce sharia rule .
- 4. Claims by the secular establishment that the ak party 's ultimate plan is to introduce sharia law are plainly overblown .
- 5. Ibn warraq says that the nub of the problem is that sharia makes atheism the number one sin , ahead of murder .