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Sharīʿah duties are broadly divided into those that an individual owes to Allah (the ritual practices or ʿibādāt) and those that he owes to other human beings (muʿāmalāt). It is the latter category of duties alone, constituting law in the Western sense, that is described here.
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The Shari’ah (also spelled Sharia) is a system of religious law in Islam. It was developed and written down by Muslim rulers during the AD 700s and 800s. Muslims believe that the Shari’ah expresses Allah’s (God’s) commandments, or rules, for the way a Muslim should live. In Arabic, the word shari’ah means "the path leading to the watering place."
The Shari’ah (also spelled Sharia) is a system of religious law in Islam. It was developed and written down by scholars in the early centuries of the Muslim era (8th-9th centuries). Muslims believe that the Shari’ah expresses Allah’s (God’s) commandments, or rules, for the way a Muslim should live. In Arabic, the word shari’ah literally means "the path leading to the watering place."
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