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Sheri'
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English
Etymology
en ota شرع şerʿ, şeriʿ, from en ar شَرْع Q482752.
Proper noun
1
en Shar Q482752
en 1886 The Anti-slavery Reporter 14 https://books.google.com/books?id=sLJxAzA7wb8C&pg=RA1-PA14 On the 11th February, I went with Mrs. Sheldon Amos to the Cadi’s Court to hear a case according to the Sheri’, or Moslem Sacred Law.
en 1892 Asiatic Review 268 https://books.google.com/books?id=TEkpaviQTl0C&pg=PA268 At the same time another high school was created to train the “‘Ulema” candidates for the Sheri’ magistracy. This college, called “Mektebi Newab” (school for Sheri’ magistrates), is a very important establishment, where the Mahomedan law and jurisprudence are taught by the most prominent members of the “‘Ulema” class.