sharia

noun

sha·​ria shə-ˈrē-ə How to pronounce sharia (audio)
variants or less commonly shari'a or shariah or shari'ah
often capitalized
: Islamic law based on the Quran

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Under Iran’s sharia, or Islamic law, women are obliged to cover their hair and wear long, loose-fitting clothes. Parisa Hafezi, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Apr. 2024 The country also operates a sharia system, Islam’s legal system, in parallel with its secular legal system. Patrick Frater, Variety, 22 Aug. 2022 Nigeria is a secular nation but some states in the mostly Muslim north observe Islamic sharia and have courts that punish those accused of deviating from its practices. Washington Post, 4 June 2022 Although those funds are not required to invest only in sharia-compliant assets, large portions of them are. Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2022 See all Example Sentences for sharia 

Word History

Etymology

Arabic sharīʽa

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sharia was in 1855

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“Sharia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sharia. Accessed 16 Dec. 2024.

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