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ISLAMIC LAW

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Islamic law mean? 

ISLAMIC LAW (noun)
  The noun ISLAMIC LAW has 1 sense:

1. the code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammedplay

  Familiarity information: ISLAMIC LAW used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ISLAMIC LAW (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

Islamic law; sharia; sharia law; shariah; shariah law

Context example:

under Islamic law there is no separation of church and state

Hypernyms ("Islamic law" is a kind of...):

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

Domain member category:

fatwa (a ruling on a point of Islamic law that is given by a recognized authority)

halal (proper or legitimate)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Islamic law"):

hudood; hudud (Islamic laws stating the limits ordained by Allah and including the deterrent punishments for serious crimes)


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