Resources: Worldview Dictionary
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- Shari’ah Law:
- Islamic law derived from the Qur'an and the Hadith and applied to the public and private lives of Muslims within Islamic states. Shari'ah law governs many aspects of day-to-day life — politics, economics, banking, business, contracts, social issues, etc.
- Compare with: Critical Legal Studies, Divine Law, Natural Law, Positive Law (a.k.a. Legal Positivism), Proletariat Law, Self-law, Shari’ah Law