Sharia
noun
Islamic law based on Quran teachings.
In some countries, sharia influences the legal system.
Often appears as...
- sharia law
- under sharia
noun
A religious code for living, in terms of morality, lifestyle, and social matters, followed by Muslims.
Many Muslims strive to live their lives according to sharia.
Often appears as...
- follow sharia
- sharia compliant
noun
System of religious principles forming part of the Islamic tradition.
The formation of sharia has a long history in Islamic tradition.
Often appears as...
- sharia principles
- sharia tradition
noun
Islamic law based on Quran teachings.
In some countries, sharia influences the legal system.
Often appears as...
- sharia law
- under sharia
noun
A religious code for living, in terms of morality, lifestyle, and social matters, followed by Muslims.
Many Muslims strive to live their lives according to sharia.
Often appears as...
- follow sharia
- sharia compliant
noun
System of religious principles forming part of the Islamic tradition.
The formation of sharia has a long history in Islamic tradition.
Often appears as...
- sharia principles
- sharia tradition
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Pro Tip 1/2Legal Context
Sharia is often referred to in discussions about law and governance within Islamic contexts.
The country's constitution incorporates elements of sharia.
Pro Tip 2/2Public Debate
The topic of sharia can be sensitive and controversial, particularly in international or multicultural settings.
Debates about the role of sharia in modern societies can be intense.
Pro Tip 1/2Legal Context
Sharia is often referred to in discussions about law and governance within Islamic contexts.
The country's constitution incorporates elements of sharia.
Pro Tip 2/2Public Debate
The topic of sharia can be sensitive and controversial, particularly in international or multicultural settings.
Debates about the role of sharia in modern societies can be intense.
Pro Tip 1/2Legal Context
Sharia is often referred to in discussions about law and governance within Islamic contexts.
The country's constitution incorporates elements of sharia.
Pro Tip 2/2Public Debate
The topic of sharia can be sensitive and controversial, particularly in international or multicultural settings.
Debates about the role of sharia in modern societies can be intense.
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A Saudi woman who dared...
and they need a guardian to protect them, so they need to take permission from this guardian, whether verbal or written, all their lives. We are minors until the day we die. And it becomes worse when it's enshrined in religious fatwas based on wrong interpretation of the sharia law,
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Is invisibility the...
decentralization started to take place and I think that that's because you now have a situation where people up in the veranda of Mecca for example can make Sharia laws locally without it affecting or scaring the Christians who live over
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A Saudi woman who dared...
and they need a guardian to protect them, so they need to take permission from this guardian, whether verbal or written, all their lives. We are minors until the day we die. And it becomes worse when it's enshrined in religious fatwas based on wrong interpretation of the sharia law,
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Is invisibility the...
decentralization started to take place and I think that that's because you now have a situation where people up in the veranda of Mecca for example can make Sharia laws locally without it affecting or scaring the Christians who live over
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Linda Sarsour
American Activist
Sharia is, for me, a personal basic set of guidelines that Muslims follow. It's about being respectful to elders. It's about praying five times a day. It's about etiquette that I have with members of my family. It's about inheritance, and it's about how we get married. Just the kind of basic things that anyone engages in in life.
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Trevor Phillips
British Politician
To me there's nothing different in principle with a Catholic adoption agency, or indeed Methodist adoption agency, saying the rules in our community are different and therefore the law shouldn't apply to us. Why not then say sharia can be applied to different parts of the country? It doesn't work.
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Rowan Williams
English Theologian
Let's cut to the chase, the sharia controversy. I don't think I, or my colleagues, predicted just how enormous the reaction would be. I failed to find the right words. I succeeded in confusing people. I've made mistakes - that's probably one of them.
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Maajid Nawaz
British Activist
I realised that the idea of enforcing sharia is not consistent with Islam as it's been practised from the beginning. In other words, Islam has always been secular, and I had been totally ignorant of the fact.
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Steve Bannon
American Public Servant
I think that most people in the Middle East, at least 50%, believe in being sharia-compliant. If you're sharia-compliant or want to impose sharia law, the United States is the wrong place for you.
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Marine Le Pen
French Politician
Mosques where sharia law prevails - they exist in France. Refusing to see that means that we do equate Islam with Islamic fundamentalism. We have to denounce and eradicate it.
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Mohamed ElBaradei
Egyptian Scientist
You need to form a grand coalition, and you need to put your ideological differences aside and work together to focus on people's basic needs. You can't eat sharia.
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Akhmad Kadyrov
Chechen Statesman
There is a rule of Sharia: If the enemy wants to suppress you, you are supposed to put up a strong resistance.
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Fatema Mernissi
Moroccan Activist
Sharia law does not exist in the Koran. It was created by man.
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Laura Loomer
American Activist
Sharia law is completely incompatible with our constitution!
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Linda Sarsour
American Activist
Sharia is, for me, a personal basic set of guidelines that Muslims follow. It's about being respectful to elders. It's about praying five times a day. It's about etiquette that I have with members of my family. It's about inheritance, and it's about how we get married. Just the kind of basic things that anyone engages in in life.
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Trevor Phillips
British Politician
To me there's nothing different in principle with a Catholic adoption agency, or indeed Methodist adoption agency, saying the rules in our community are different and therefore the law shouldn't apply to us. Why not then say sharia can be applied to different parts of the country? It doesn't work.
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Rowan Williams
English Theologian
Let's cut to the chase, the sharia controversy. I don't think I, or my colleagues, predicted just how enormous the reaction would be. I failed to find the right words. I succeeded in confusing people. I've made mistakes - that's probably one of them.
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Maajid Nawaz
British Activist
I realised that the idea of enforcing sharia is not consistent with Islam as it's been practised from the beginning. In other words, Islam has always been secular, and I had been totally ignorant of the fact.
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Steve Bannon
American Public Servant
I think that most people in the Middle East, at least 50%, believe in being sharia-compliant. If you're sharia-compliant or want to impose sharia law, the United States is the wrong place for you.
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Marine Le Pen
French Politician
Mosques where sharia law prevails - they exist in France. Refusing to see that means that we do equate Islam with Islamic fundamentalism. We have to denounce and eradicate it.
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Mohamed ElBaradei
Egyptian Scientist
You need to form a grand coalition, and you need to put your ideological differences aside and work together to focus on people's basic needs. You can't eat sharia.
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Akhmad Kadyrov
Chechen Statesman
There is a rule of Sharia: If the enemy wants to suppress you, you are supposed to put up a strong resistance.
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Fatema Mernissi
Moroccan Activist
Sharia law does not exist in the Koran. It was created by man.
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Laura Loomer
American Activist
Sharia law is completely incompatible with our constitution!
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