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'''Sharia''', also transliterated from the Arabic | '''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. | ||
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." | 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." | ||
[[Islamist]] refers to government run by the rules of Sharia, but, with the caveat that Islamists do not separate between religion and state, Islamist principles are as much political as theologicsl. | [[Islamist]] refers to government run by the rules of Sharia, but, with the caveat that Islamists do not separate between religion and state, Islamist principles are as much political as theologicsl. | ||
Revision as of 08:35, 12 February 2013
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 Hadiths.
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."
Islamist refers to government run by the rules of Sharia, but, with the caveat that Islamists do not separate between religion and state, Islamist principles are as much political as theologicsl.