Sharia
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Quick meaning: Sharia meaning A street in Arabic-speaking countries.
Meaning
A street in Arabic-speaking countries.
More Meanings
- Alternative spelling of shari'a.
Example Sentences
The desperate, little streets opening off the great Sharias delve and wander in the protective darkness; […]
Unlike in Somalia, Iraq and Afghanistan, in Yemen they are trying to implement sharia by winning over the hearts and minds of the people.
But what Omdurman does not have in its sprawling loose ends of architecture and unnamed streets, Khartoum has with its cleaner named streets and sharias.
As such judgments were in entire opposition to the sharia (or Moslem religious law) as taught, the Mahdi strictly forbade the study of theology, and ordered all books of this description to be burnt; […]
Word Forms
- sharias
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include shariah, koranic, quranic, creed, forensic, legal.
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