Sharia, the body of Islamic law, and the legal systems of countries that apply it as the main source of law, among them Saudi Arabia, Iran and Afghanistan, together with the Moroccan family code that draws on it. A legal system belongs here when its cited article describes Islamic law as the basis of the law of the system. It excludes states that combine Islamic law with a civil or common law base, which sit among the mixed and hybrid systems.
All Islamic Law and Legal Systems Based on It
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Law of Afghanistan (Wikipedia)
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The law in Afghanistan is the uncodified Sharia (Islamic law), interpreted according to the Hanafi jurisprudential school.
Legal system of Saudi Arabia (Wikipedia)
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The legal system of Saudi Arabia is based on Sharia, Islamic law derived from the Quran and the Sunnah (the traditions) of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
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The legal system of Saudi Arabia is based on Sharia, Islamic law derived from the Quran and the Sunnah (the traditions) of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
View the SourceMudawana (Wikipedia)
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The Mudawana (or Moudawana, Arabic: المدوّنة, lit. 'code'), short for mudawwanat al-aḥwāl ash-shakhṣiyyah (مدونة الأحوال الشخصية, lit. 'personal status code'), is the personal status code, also known as the family code, in Moroccan law.
Wikipedia: Sharia
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'path [to water]', IPA: [ʃaˈriːʕa]), also transliterated as Sharī'ah, Shari'a, Shariah, or referred to as Sharia Law is a body of religious law that form the Islamic tradition based on scriptures of Islam, particularly the Qur'an and hadith.
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