| Drive past the Prime Minister's secretariat, the Shariah court, the Supreme Court, the National Assembly and the majestic houses of the nawabs. |
| You will, of course, see on your travels that women are notably absent in the historical development of shariah law. |
| In addition to the Qur'an, shariah is based on the Hadith, a complementary collection of sayings, and the Sunnah, which are practices of Islam's founder, the Prophet Muhammad. |
| Reports trickling out from those who have been left behind describe a city under Isis's strict interpretation of shariah law in which punishments for transgressions include flogging, amputating of hands and executions. |
| According to the shariah, the responsibility for material matters lies with the husband. |
| This transaction has to be recorded by an adoul, a scribe recognised under shariah. |
