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shariah

shariah is the alternative spelling of shari'a.

Meaning of shari'a

Noun

shari'a (uncountable)

  1. A body of religious law forming a part of the Islamic tradition based on the scriptures of Islam, particularly the Qur'an and hadith.
    • The legislation of shari'a here is very strict.
    Synonyms:
    Shar

Questions about shariah

What is shariah the alternative spelling of?
Shariah is the alternative spelling of shari'a.

Words near shariah in the dictionary

  1. shariafication
  2. shariafied
  3. shariafies
  4. shariafy
  5. shariafying
  6. shariah
  7. Shariaphobia
  8. sharias
  9. shariat
  10. shariatic
  11. shariatisation

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Adapted from Wiktionary: shariah (page history and authors); shari'a (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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