Sharia

English Pronunciation en /ʃəˈɹiː.ə/ RP en /ʃəˈɹi.ə/ GA en iːə 3 Proper noun 1 en shari'a. en 1908 James Harry Scott The Law Affecting Foreigners in Egypt https://books.google.com/books?id=65ksAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA79 79 The existence of another system of law is now accepted side by side with the Sharia; this law is the Kanoun, and consists of those laws which have been made by the temporal sovereign. en 1960 Antony N. Allott The Future of Law in Africa https://books.google.com/books?id=2G4-AQAAIAAJ 6 The Sharia, alone of all the unwritten laws in the Sudan, is not subjected to the test of whether or not it is repugnant to justice, equity and good conscience, since a law laid down by God cannot be treated as unjust. Derived terms en Shariaphobia Anagrams en aahirs Sarahi Sariah