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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.
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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
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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
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“Sharia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sharia. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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