shari'a
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See also: sharia
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Arabic شَرِيعَة (šarīʕa, literally “path, way”).
Noun[edit]
shari'a (uncountable)
- (Islam) Traditional Islamic religious law primarily based on the Quran, but also the hadith and tafsir; it covers the totality of religious, political, social and private life, making no distinction between religion and life – in other words between transgressions of moral rules (sin) and of social rules.
- The legislation of shari'a here is very strict.
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Translations[edit]
Islamic religious law
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Anagrams[edit]
Hausa[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Arabic شَرِيعَة (šarīʕa).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
shàr̆i'ā̀ f (plural shar̃i'ō'ī, possessed form shàr̆i'àr̃)
Italian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Arabic شَرِيعَة (šarīʕa).
Noun[edit]
shari'a f (uncountable)
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