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∙ 7y agoFrankly speaking, shria law in its strictest form is used nowhere. It is used side by side wih the local traditions and customs.
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What is al-sharia?
Translated from Arabic, it means 'The Law'. It is used for the Islamic Law.
What is the meaning of sharia?
Sharia, or al sharia, is Arabic for "the law." The word is generally used to refer to the Islamic law derived from the Koran and from the writings and reported actions of the Prophet Mohammad.
What is Islamic banking?
Islamic banking refers to a system of banking or banking activity that is consistent with the principles of Islamic law (Sharia) and its practical application through the development of Islamic economics. Sharia prohibits the payment or acceptance of interest fees for the lending and accepting of money respectively, (Riba, usury) for specific terms, as well as investing in businesses that provide goods or services considered contrary to its principles (Haraam, forbidden). While these principles were used as the basis for a flourishing economy in earlier times, it is only in the late 20th century that a number of Islamic banks were formed to apply these principles to private or semi-private commercial institutions within the Muslim community.
What countries used theocracy?
Many Muslim countries are governed by the principles of Islamic law, but only Iran is actually ruled by the Islamic clergy, and is therefore the only true theocracy. Afghanistan, when it was ruled by the Taliban, was also a theocracy, but now it is what might be described as a struggling democracy.
Is sharia law evil?
Evil is a point of view, not a state of being. If your values are opposed to those in the Qur'an, you may consider Sharia law to be evil. If you believe in the Qu'ran, then you will probably not think it is evil.Answer 2:Sharia laws are not evil. Sharia laws are those laws which have to be used in regulating the Islamic community, they are all derived from the Islamic sources, mainly the holy Quran & the Sunnah of the prophet Muhammad PBUH. They organize all life aspects in the light of the commands, prohibitions, recommendations of Allah,the Almighty.Sharia laws actually oppose each evil & each bad.
What are Islamic economy?
Islamic Economy: The term used to refer to Islamic commercial jurisprudence and also to an ideology of economics based on the teachings of Islam that takes a middle ground between the systems of Marxism and capitalism. Islamic commercial jurisprudence entails the rules of transacting finance or other economic activity in a Sharia and Sunnah manner.
What religion uses the sharia law?
Sharia law is used by the religion of Islam.
What countries follow sharia law?
Countries using strict forms of Sharia Law include: Death for Blasphemy: 1. Afghanistan 2. Bahrain 3. Iran 4. Mauritania 5. Oman 6. Pakistan 7. Yemen 8. Saudi Arabia 9. Gaza Imprisonment for Blasphemy: 1. Algeria 2. Bangladesh 3. Egypt 4. Iraq 5. Kuwait 6. Libya 7. Malaysia 8. Maldives 9. Morocco 10. Somalia 11. Tunisia 12. United Arab Emirates Nations that include some level of Sharia (lenient sentences for honor killings, ban on new churches, floggings, etc): 1. Indonesia (Flogging, caning; Sharia applied strictly in Aceh province) 2. Turkey (Restrictions on alcohol) 3. Brunei (Caning; alcohol is illegal) 4. Jordan (2 years or less for honor killings) 5. Eritrea (Girls as young as 8 can be married; spousal rape is not recognized) 6. Syria (1 year or less for honor killings) 7. Djibouti (Sharia law regarding divorce) 8. Chechnya (Modest dress enforced; alcohol and gambling suppressed by local authorities) 9. Niger (girls can be married off before they reach puberty) 10. Nigeria (Sharia is enforced in the northern states) 11. Kenya (Ad hoc Sharia enforced in the east near the border with Somalia) 12. Gambia (Sharia courts decide all family matters, including for non-Muslims) 13. Qatar (public consumption is illegal during Ramadan; alcohol heavily restricted; blood money acceptable punishment for murder; "kafala" law, which is also shared by all Gulf states but Bahrain, is technically slavery) 14. Uganda (Kadhi Courts overseeing family and civil matters) Most "Western" nations also have parallel Sharia legal systems (for example, in Canada polygamy is widely practiced and authorities look the other way; Imams refusing to condemn or work to stop it). Sharia finance is also practiced in many nations around the world. Many other Islamic nations that do not apply Sharia (such as Azerbaijan, Albania, Bosnia, Uzbekistan, and Tajikstan) have large portions of their population who do want it applied or who actively seek to abide by it extra-legally.
Which countries are governed by Islamic Law?
Dear all,Although Islamic law is used in various Islamic countries, more specifically it is not strictly but followed up to and extended in Saudi Arabia.zishanWell Zishan you are wrong. The Countries that use Islamic Law as their Basic Laws are1-Kingdom of Saudi Arabia2-Republic of Yemen3-Islamic Republic of Iran4-Sultante of Oman5-United Arab Emarties6-Algeria7-Islamic Republic of Afghanistan8-Islamic Republic of Mauritania9-Republic of Sudan10-Somalia11-Nigeria(Muslims Areas)and this is some countries use Islamic laws within other laws:1-Islamic Republic of Pakistan2-Kuwait3Qatar4-Bahrain5-Jordan6-Palestine(Gaza)7-Indonesia(Muslims Areas)8-Malaysia(Muslims Areas)9-Bangladesh(Muslims only)10-Egypt(Muslims only)11-Libya12-Tunisia13-Morocco14-Iraq10- Comoros11-MaliAll Muslim majority countries.
What instruments are used in Islamic music?
Technically, there should be no instruments used in Islamic music. The music we have is called Nasheeds and they deal only with Islamic things like the description of the prophet. But some people have piano's and violins in the nasheed although it should not be there.
What makes Islamic architecture sacred?
Islamic architecture is a term used to describe any building that Islamic principle was considered in its design, regardless of its function, therefore the Islamic architecture is not sacred itself. But the term often mistakenly used to describe "mosques" only, the places of worship in Islam and are very sacred for Muslims.
What countries still use modern crucifixion?
Japan used it in WWII but doesn't anymore. Predominantly, Islamic countries of Burma, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Sudan and Syria have had recent crucifixions.
