sharia law

sharia law
noun
the code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed
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sharia is only applicable to Muslims

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under Islamic law there is no separation of church and state

Syn: ↑shariah, ↑shariah law, ↑sharia, ↑Islamic law
Members of this Topic: ↑halal, ↑fatwa
Hypernyms: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence
Hyponyms: ↑hudud, ↑hudood

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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