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'''Sharia''', (also transliterated from the Arabic as '''Shar'ia'''), is the system of jurisprudence and codes from proper conduct drawn from sources including the [[Qu'ran]], traditional (primarily Arab) traditions, the [[Sunna]], and the [[Hadith]]s.  
The term '''Sharia''', refers to a code of conduct that is intended to regulate all human actions by  categorising  each as obligatory, recommended, permitted, disliked or forbidden. All of the many different Sharia codes are interpretations of the [[Qur'an]] (the Muslim holy book), the Hadith (sayings and conduct of the prophet Muhammad) and the rulings of respected  Islamic scholars. Interpretation of those sources is provided separately in each community by the [[Arab Spring/Catalogs#Grand Mufti|Grand Mufti]] of that community, and there are many forms of conduct on which no international consensus has emerged. An example of the diversity of Sharia rulings is provided by the rulings concerning  music, the enjoyment of which is forbidden by Mufti al-Kawthar<ref>[http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?HD=1&ID=1786 Mufti  Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthar: ''Music and Singing: A Detailed Fatwa'']</ref>, but permitted by Mufti Gomaa
<ref>[http://www.ali-gomaa.com/?page=fatwas&fatwa_details=86 Mufti Ali Gomaa: ''What is the ruling concerning Music?'']</ref>.


Sharia  is not strictly Islamic law, which depends strictly on the [[Qu'ran]]. Only a small part is irrefutably based upon the core Islamic text, the Koran. Correct designations would be "Muslim Law", "Islam-inspired", "Islam-derived," or even "the law system of Muslims." Sharia is always referred to as "based upon the Koran", hence it is the "will of God."
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The term Sharia, refers to a code of conduct that is intended to regulate all human actions by categorising each as obligatory, recommended, permitted, disliked or forbidden. All of the many different Sharia codes are interpretations of the Qur'an (the Muslim holy book), the Hadith (sayings and conduct of the prophet Muhammad) and the rulings of respected Islamic scholars. Interpretation of those sources is provided separately in each community by the Grand Mufti of that community, and there are many forms of conduct on which no international consensus has emerged. An example of the diversity of Sharia rulings is provided by the rulings concerning music, the enjoyment of which is forbidden by Mufti al-Kawthar[1], but permitted by Mufti Gomaa [2].

  1. ↑ Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthar: Music and Singing: A Detailed Fatwa
  2. ↑ Mufti Ali Gomaa: What is the ruling concerning Music?
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