| Sharia (Arabic: شريعة
transliterated: Shariah) refers to a body of Islamic law. In
the Islamic state Sharia governs both public and private lives
of those living within the state. Sharia governs many aspects of
day-to-day life, including politics, economics, banking,
business law, contract law, and social issues. Some accept
Sharia as the body of precedent and legal theory before the 19th
century, while other scholars view Sharia as a changing body,
and include reform Islamic legal theory from the contemporary
period. |
