Sharia,[a] Sharī'ah, Shari'a, or Shariah is a body of religious law that form the Islamic tradition[1][2][3] based on scriptures of Islam, particularly the Qur'an and hadith.[1] In Islamic terminology sharīʿah refers to immutable, intangible divine law; in contrast to fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), which refers to its interpretations by Islamic scholars.[4][5][6] Sharia, or fiqh as traditionally kn