Meanings
- IslamOf or relating to the Shar or Shari'a.
The Shar’i and communal courts were abolished in Egypt as of January 1st, 1956, and unresolved suits transferred to the national courts.
1958, Religious and Theological Abstracts, page 4532 more examples
[…] the municipalities and the Shar’i courts within the area of jurisdiction of the office concerned, as well as on the notice-board of the district court within the area of jurisdiction of which the said office is situated.
1966, The Tribal Settlement in Cyrenaica, page 140[…] and it follows that for some purposes the members of the Community must still appear before the Shar’i Courts for certain matters of personal status.
2006, Minorities in the Middle East, page 182Synonyms: shariatic
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf or relating to the Shar or Shari'a.
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Rhymes with Shar'i
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Shar'i. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shar'i
“Shar'i.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shar'i. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Shar'i,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shar'i.
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