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Sharia

Sharia (/ʃəˈriːə/; Arabic: ‏شَرِيعَة‎, romanized: šarīʿa, lit. 'path ', .mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}IPA: ), also transliterated as Sharī'ah, Shari'a, or Shariah, is a body of religious…

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Contemporary conflicts and applications

Human rights groupsDemocracyIranSaudi ArabiaSecular
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Theories of origin and roots

AtharīMalik ibn AnasAl-Shafi‘iShafi‘iPre-Islamic Arab religions
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Establishment / Classical period

TheologyChristianityLinguisticRhetorical toolsScholastic theology
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Pre-modern Islamic legal system

PrecedentMadrasasWaqfsIjazaJudge
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Pre-modern Islamic legal system

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Sharia

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Sharia

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related to Support · 41
Sharia → According, Afghanistan, Albania, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Central Asia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, However, In, In Muslim, Indonesia, Iraq, Islamic, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia
related to Opposition · 40
Sharia → After, Also, Appeals, Bild, Britain, By, Catholic, Citing, David Cameron, Diana West, Former House Speaker Newt, German, Gingrich, In, In Canada, In Germany, Interior Minister, Internet, Islam, Jewish
related to External links · 37
Sharia → Arabic, Archived, Boston Review, Bowen, Bridging Cultures, Britain, Britain's, Explanation, February, George Mason University, Humanities, In The Oxford Encyclopedia, Inheritance According, International Legal Sphere, Islam, Islamic, Islamic World, John, Knut, Law
related to Theories of origin and roots · 35
Sharia → Abu Hanifa, According, Ahmad, Al Baqara, Although, Anas, Atharī, But, Companions, Diya, For, Hanafi, Hanbal, Hanbali, In, Islam, Islamic, Islamic Arab, Islamic Safaitic-Arabic, Malik
related to Role of hisba · 32
Sharia → Aceh, Afghanistan, Arabia, Committee, Elsewhere, Gaza Strip, Historically, In Iran, Indonesia, Islamic, It, Its, Kano, Kano State Hisbah Corps, Muslim, Muslims, Nigerian, Prevention, Propagation, Quranic
related to Ottoman Empire · 31
Sharia → Arabic, During, European, Family Rights, Hanafi, In, Iraq, Islamic, It, Jordan, Lebanon, Mecelle, Muslim, Napoleonic Code, Ottoman, Ottoman Empire, Ottoman Law, Over, Palestine, Students
has application · 25
Sharia → According, Cairo, ECtHR, Global Islamic, Human, Human Rights, Indonesian, Iran, Islam, Islamic, Islamic Cooperation, Legal, Muslim, Muslim-minority, Organisation, Other, Quran, Salafi, Saudi Arabia, State
related to Sociology · 22
Sharia → Age, Bliss, Companions, Esoteric, Fiqh, Fueled, Hell, However, Islamic, Islamist, Jan Michiel Otto, Muhammad, Muhammad’s, Preachers, Sharia-compliant, Some, Sufi, The, They, Truth
related to Under colonial rule · 19
Sharia → Al-Hidayah, Arabic, Bengal Warren Hastings, British, British India, English, European, French, Hanafi, Hastings, In, Islamic, Muslim, Persian, Starting, The, The British, These, Western
related to Jurists · 18
Sharia → Although, At, During, Fatwas, Iran, Islam, Islamic, It, Madrasas, Muslim, Over, Shia, Students, Sunni, The, These, They, This

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islamic law legal muslim religious classical laws islam quran also courts rights muslims countries cases fiqh jurists modern jurisprudence traditional

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Shariais arather abstract concept which leaves ample room for various interpretations.Classical sharia0.90text
democracyinstance ofwhile modernists argue that it can/should be brought into line with human rights and other contemporary issues0.80text
minority rightsinstance ofwhile modernists argue that it can/should be brought into line with human rights and other contemporary issues0.80text
freedom of thoughtinstance ofwhile modernists argue that it can/should be brought into line with human rights and other contemporary issues0.80text
women's rightsinstance ofwhile modernists argue that it can/should be brought into line with human rights and other contemporary issues0.80text
banking by new jurisprudencesinstance ofwhile modernists argue that it can/should be brought into line with human rights and other contemporary issues0.80text
beliefinstance ofwhich encompasses areas0.80text
moralityinstance ofwhich encompasses areas0.80text
and custominstance ofwhich encompasses areas0.80text
the definition of goodinstance oftext- and tradition-centered approaches of Sharia proponents and the authority of the ulama began at an intellectual level with rationalists and philosophers over issues0.80text
evilinstance oftext- and tradition-centered approaches of Sharia proponents and the authority of the ulama began at an intellectual level with rationalists and philosophers over issues0.80text
linguistic andinstance ofwithin its context0.80text

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