# shari'a

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #73,628

## Definitions
1. A body of religious law forming a part of the Islamic tradition based on the scriptures of Islam, particularly the Qur'an and hadith.

## Etymology
From Arabic شَرِيعَة (šarīʕa, literally “path, way”).

## Source
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