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Sharia

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What Is Sharia Law?

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London's 'Muslim Patrol' aims to impose Sharia law in East London

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Sharia Law Sources of Islamic Law Charia Droit musulman مصادر الشريعة

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More than 20 rallies nationwide over 'atrocities' of Sharia law

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Sharia law in Dearborn

Sharia, is a religious law forming part of the Islamic tradition. It is derived from the religious precepts of Islam, particularly the Quran and the hadith. In Arabic, the term sharīʿah refers to God's immutable divine law and is contrasted with fiqh, which refers to its human scholarly interpretations. The manner of its application in modern times has been a subject of dispute between Muslim fundamentalists and modernists.
  • Contemporary usage 

  • Etymology 

  • Use in religious texts 

  • Historical origins 

  • Traditional jurisprudence (''fiqh'') 

  • Principles of jurisprudence (''uṣūl al-fiqh'') 

  • Sources of Sharia 

  • Ijtihad 

  • Decision types (''aḥkām'') 

  • Branches of law 

  • Schools of law 

  • Jurists 

  • Courts 

  • Socio-political context 

  • Women, non-Muslims, slaves 

  • Under colonial rule 

  • Ottoman empire 

  • Nation states 

  • Islamization 

  • Criminal law 

  • Muslim-minority countries 

  • Court procedures 

  • Criminal cases 

  • Civil cases 

  • Role of fatwas 

  • Role of ''hisba'' 

  • Support 

  • Opposition 

  • General Muslim views 

  • Islamic political theories 

  • European Court of Human Rights 

  • Compatibility with human rights 

  • Blasphemy 

  • Apostasy 

  • LGBT rights 

  • Terrorism 

  • Domestic violence 

  • Personal status laws and child marriage 

  • Women's property rights 

  • Slavery 

  • Jewish law 

  • Western legal systems