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Sharia

Sharia refers to Islamic law, the body of religious and legal rules derived from the Quran, the example of the Prophet and the work of jurists. It governed matters of worship, family, contract and crime. It formed a basis of legal administration in many Muslim states, including the Ottoman, Mughal and Safavid empires, the Delhi Sultanate, the Sokoto Caliphate and the Darfur Sultanate.

Mentioned in 12 profiles

Darfur SultanateGovernanceKanem-Bornu EmpireGovernanceKhwarazmian EmpireGovernanceMughal EmpireGovernanceOttoman EmpireGovernanceSafavid EmpireGovernanceSikh EmpireGovernanceSokoto CaliphateGovernanceTimurid EmpireGovernanceZand EmpireGovernanceCircassiaGovernanceIslamBeliefs

Mentioned in 3 state histories

Caucasian ImamateNorth Caucasian EmirateIslamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996-2001)

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Sharia. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sharia
MLA
“Sharia.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sharia. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Sharia.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sharia.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Sharia’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sharia (Accessed: ).

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