Arabic · noun · Faith & Sacred History

Sharia

शरीअत

said sha-REE-at

also written: shariat, shariah

Meaning

The body of Islamic religious law derived from the Quran and Sunna, governing worship, conduct and the legal order.

Literally: the path (to water)

Related words

Islamic jurisprudence, the science of deriving legal rulings from the sources of the religion.

A judge who decides cases under Islamic law.

A limit, boundary, or border line.