{"id":2284,"date":"2017-07-17T22:00:11","date_gmt":"2017-07-17T16:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/answers\/?p=2284"},"modified":"2020-06-22T08:01:05","modified_gmt":"2020-06-22T12:01:05","slug":"countries-recognizeaccept-sharia-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/answers\/world\/countries-recognizeaccept-sharia-law\/","title":{"rendered":"What countries recognize\/accept Sharia Law?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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Sharia is the Islamic law but in actuality is much more than merely a system of laws. It is a comprehensive code of behaviors that govern both private and public activities of Muslim individuals. It includes the discipline and principles that govern the interactions between communities, groups, and social and economic organizations. It governs the behavior of Muslim individuals towards themselves, their family, neighbors, community, city, nation and the Muslim polity as a whole.<\/p>\n

The most comprehensive categorization of countries that recognize Sharia Law in their legal systems was done by Professor Jan Michiel Otto of the Leiden University Law School in the Netherlands. He states 3 categories of Muslim countries that recognize Sharia Law:<\/p>\n

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  1. Classical Sharia Systems:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n