SHARIA
Sharia is also known as ‘Shariah’ or ‘Shari’a’. It is an Islamic religious law that translates to ‘the way’. It governs religious rituals and the aspects of daily life in Islam. In some variation, Shariah extends control even to the finances of a person.
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