What is the shari'ah and what is it based on?

Answer 1

Sharia is the sacred law of Islam. All Muslims believe Sharia is God's law, but they have differences among themselves as to exactly what it entails. Modernists, traditionalists and fundamentalists all hold different views, as do adherents to different schools of Islamic thought and scholarship. Different countries and cultures have varying interpretations of Sharia as well.

Shariah is based on the Quran, on the sayings and examples set by the Islamic Prophet Muhammad in the Sunnah, and, according to some, on the Hadith, which are reports by others concerning the words and deeds of Muhammad.
Islamic laws are the Sharia laws which are based on the Holy Quran

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and based on prophet Muhammad (PBUH) sunnah (sayings and practices)

Sharia law is Islamic law founded on rules from the Quran and Hadith.

1. shariah: the code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed; "sharia is only applicable to Muslims"; "under Islamic law there is no separation of church and state"

Answer 2

The simpliest way to understand the Shariah law is that it is the Islamic law. The way this country (uk) has to follow rules(laws) similar Muslims have to follow some rules which they believe will lead them to heaven. This makes them a faithful Muslim and strong believer of Allah(god). This is called the shariah law

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Just a hint on the answer above. It is true that the Sharia law is the Islamic law but it is not to be applied by Muslims just to to lead them to Heaven. The Sharia law is classified under the following chapters:

1. Ritual worships (praying, fasting, pilgrimage, alms giving, .....)
2. Relarionships ( contrating rules, selling and purchasing, loans, ... etc)
3. Personal laws (marriage, divorce, inheritance, children, ...)
4. Crimes rules (furnication, killing, kidnaping, robbery, accusing innocent women, false witnessing, ...)

So, the Sharia law organizes human life in a way to be loyal to the Creator and fair in relations with his/her family, community, and mankind.

Answer 3

Sharia is the Islam law and codes. It is based on:

1. Quran, Muslims holy book revealed by God to prophet Muhammad (PBUH),
2. Sunnah, prophet Muhammad (PBUH) teachings (sayings and practices),
3. Qias, comparing with similar cases in Quran or Sunnah. For example, drugs are forbidden although not mentioned in Quran and Sunnah but because drug effects are the same when compared with alcohol (that is forbidden in Quran and sunnah explicitly), and
4. Ijmaa, issues where all Islam religion leaders agree upon.

Answer 4

General Information
Islamic Law, called the SHARI'A, is based on the exegesis of Islamic texts, especially the Qur'an and a case by case applicability to present cases. As a result, there are certain laws and penal codes which cannot be altered, modernized, or reformed. The base Islamic texts are considered to be Divinely Authored and are, therefore, beyond question or debate. Even if the majority disagrees with a law, they have to abide by it because the law has Divine approval.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Shari'a
Shari'a-style governments tend to have certain general features that can be weighted and discussed. Such governments include the current governments of Iran and Saudi Arabia, the temporary governments of Al-Shabaab in Somalia and Ansar ed-Dine in north Mali, the former Taliban government in Afghanistan, and the recently elected government of Egypt.

Advantages:
Islamic Unity: Shari'a Law tends to create the prospect of a new type of unity in states that are fractured by ethnic and tribal divides, a union through Islam. This helps to cement the idea of a united country.

Religious Principles Applied to Public Life: Those who support Shari'a government often do so because they believe that Liberal governments have a net result of removing religion from people (whether or not that is true is subject to debate). However, Shari'a governments often require the religious principles to be applied by law, such as the wearing of head-scarves, the banning of alcohol, and other such religious requirements which make it more common for people to be religious.

Disadvantages:
Non-Muslim Discrimination: Nearly every government that implements Shari'a Law has an uptick in the amount of violence and repression against non-Muslims. Christian Churches in Egypt have been more frequently bombed, Sunni communities in Iran and Shiite communities in Saudi Arabia are actively prevented from praying as they would like. Jews are forbidden from living in Saudi Arabia in any long-term capacity and the Jews of Iran are forbidden from expressing any form of Zionism. Baha'i communities in Iran are actively discriminated against and attacked.

Criminalization of Apostasy and Homosexuality: Iran and Saudi Arabia both enforce strong punishments (such as 20 year prison sentences or executions) against those who are believed to be homosexuals and those who openly renounce Islam as their religion. The government in effect is punishing people for how they choose to associate and what they choose to believe. Additionally, many countries that implement some minimal form of Shari'a Law also have blasphemy laws that result in a vast limitation of both freedom and an excuse for people to settle petty grievances.

Authoritarianism: No Shari'a based society has fully accepted democracy or popular rule in anything but name. This comes from the idea that Shari'a leaders think that they are beyond reproach, save by God himself. As a result, they do not need to cater to different opinions held by other men.

Barbaric Punishments: Al-Shabaab, Ansar ed-Dine, and the Taliban were quite famous for hacking off limbs as punishments for thieving. Saudi Arabia has public stoning for adulterers.

Answer 5

sharia is an arabic word meaning law. and is derived from Koran and sayings of prophet.

Answer 6

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