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Islam 101

What is Shari'ah?

More than a legal code

In the desert, shari'ah meant the path to water.

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Shari'ah means "the path to water": the way God sets out for living well. Most of it covers worship, ethics, family and trade. Human scholars interpret it. They have long disagreed, often respectfully.

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