Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The Mohammedan law.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed
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Examples
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Before Islam, the word shariah, the path to God, meant the path to a watering hole.
Day of Honey Annia Ciezadlo 2011
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Before Islam, the word shariah, the path to God, meant the path to a watering hole.
Day of Honey Annia Ciezadlo 2011
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Sadly, the notion of shariah, or Islam, "taking over" America in a manner somewhat akin to the Seed Pods from The Return of the Body Snatchers seems to be infecting segments of the national political discourse, despite its inherent absurdity.
Asma Uddin: Caliphate on the Range? The Shariah Precedent in American Courts Asma Uddin 2010
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But after seven in 10 Oklahoma voters on Tuesday Nov. 2 approved State Question 755, a constitutional amendment that prohibits courts from using Islamic law, known as shariah, Albahadily suddenly feels a little less at home in the Sooner State.
Oklahoma Muslims Unsure of Status After Shariah Referendum Josh Fleet 2010
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Sadly, the notion of shariah, or Islam, "taking over" America in a manner somewhat akin to the Seed Pods from The Return of the Body Snatchers seems to be infecting segments of the national political discourse, despite its inherent absurdity.
Asma Uddin: Caliphate on the Range? The Shariah Precedent in American Courts Asma Uddin 2010
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Sadly, the notion of shariah, or Islam, "taking over" America in a manner somewhat akin to the Seed Pods from The Return of the Body Snatchers seems to be infecting segments of the national political discourse, despite its inherent absurdity.
Asma Uddin: Caliphate on the Range? The Shariah Precedent in American Courts Asma Uddin 2010
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If adopted, the referendum would force state courts to make religious rulings on what is and isn't shariah, which is unconstitutional.
Judge Maintains Ruling Against Oklahoma Shariah Ban Josh Fleet 2010
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But after seven in 10 Oklahoma voters on Tuesday Nov. 2 approved State Question 755, a constitutional amendment that prohibits courts from using Islamic law, known as shariah, Albahadily suddenly feels a little less at home in the Sooner State.
Oklahoma Muslims Unsure of Status After Shariah Referendum Josh Fleet 2010
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If adopted, the referendum would force state courts to make religious rulings on what is and isn't shariah, which is unconstitutional.
Judge Maintains Ruling Against Oklahoma Shariah Ban Josh Fleet 2010
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But after seven in 10 Oklahoma voters on Tuesday Nov. 2 approved State Question 755, a constitutional amendment that prohibits courts from using Islamic law, known as shariah, Albahadily suddenly feels a little less at home in the Sooner State.
Oklahoma Muslims Unsure of Status After Shariah Referendum The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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