Shariatization
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Shariatization is a noun meaning The adoption of, or conversion to, Sharia law.
Meaning
The adoption of, or conversion to, Sharia law.
Example Sentences
Although the ulamas and mullahs are potentially fundamentalist, they are never the ones who take power to implement a policy of "shariatization," with the exception of Iran in 1979.
The short-lived Nizam-e-Adl Regulation, coupled with Taliban's “capture” of cities “very close to Islamabad” sent shock waves globally, with a media frenzy focusing on the possible “Shariatisation” of Pakistan.
Tibi may be correct in warning his readers about the totalitarian aspirations of modern Islamism, with its vision of a restored transnational Ummah and what he calls the Shari’atisation (ie Islamisation) of law and social practices, which would entail the suppression of women and minorities and general assaults on freedoms of speech and political organisation.
Word Forms
- Shariatisation
- shariatisation
- Shari'atisation
- shari'atisation
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include shari'atisation, shariatisation, shariafication, sharia, shariah, sheriat.
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