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the code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed
sharia is only applicable to Muslims
under Islamic law there is no separation of church and state
How To Use shariah In A Sentence
- He said that although the Islamic laws fixed between 40 to 80 canings for alcohol consumption, which is recognised as an 'hudud' offence, the Shariah Court had no jurisdiction to impose such sentences, Bernama added. The Times of India
- For example, the company has developed more than 70 Islamic indexes to help individuals invest in accord with Islam's Shariah laws.
- Rebab Haleb, 32, an activist lawyer representing 15 Zwara women who were raped by Gadhafi militia, says she has no problem with Shariah and wouldn't mind if her husband took a second wife. Among Libya's Liberals
- Islamic bonds, known as sukuk, comply with Shariah law by using asset returns to pay investors instead of interest. BusinessWeek.com -- Top News
- To distill and simplify some complicated theological and financial concepts, the basis of Islamic finance is Shariah's forbidding of "riba," which can be variously translated as usury or interest. In The Days
- The party seeks to establish Islamic Shariah laws in Bangladesh, a Muslim-majority nation governed by liberal secular laws.
- The Shariah is the law of Islam as given in the Quran and the example of the Prophet himself.
- Drive past the Prime Minister's secretariat, the Shariah court, the Supreme Court, the National Assembly and the majestic houses of the nawabs.
- If they did not discharge your zakat according to Shariah, your zakat obligation will not be fulfilled.
- We can never agree on changing the Shariah's established definitions of halal and haram.
