Talk:Sharia

Poor questionable writing and missing source
Sharia

Iran's Ayatollahs. "According to a geographer living in 13th century, there was an annual custom in Gilan in northern Iran; the ulema would ask a permission from ruler for to order the truth, and when they got, they would gather everyone. If a man swore that he was not drunk and did not commit adultery, scholar would ask him about his trade, and if he said that he was a grocer, he would still whip him for cheating on his customer." 27.147.176.137 (talk) 17:24, 1 January 2023 (UTC)


 * It's removed. Regardless of the quality issues, this text was being used inappropriately as an image caption, so was wide of the guidelines on several counts. Iskandar323 (talk) 09:48, 2 January 2023 (UTC)

"Sharia courts can be integrated into the American religious arbitration system" listed at Redirects for discussion
The redirect [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sharia_courts_can_be_integrated_into_the_American_religious_arbitration_system&redirect=no Sharia courts can be integrated into the American religious arbitration system] has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at  until a consensus is reached. Fram (talk) 15:24, 14 June 2023 (UTC)

Intro
I have tidied up part of the introduction that was not well written grammatically however I feel there is also an issue with the following sentence "There are progressives trying to argue that Sharia is compatible with democracy, human rights, freedom of thought, women's rights and banking." This does not read as neutral language as well as the term progressive being in my humble view somewhat vague and incidental. Imo it would be better to say "some commentators argue that" and leave it there. Firestar47 (talk) 16:08, 21 June 2023 (UTC)

"Sharia"
Should the term "Sharia" be written in upper or lowercase? JackkBrown (talk) 15:34, 26 November 2023 (UTC)
 * dictionary.com records usage as uppercase in American English, lowercase in British English. OED suggests uppercase. Collins goes for lowercase, as does Cambridge, while Merriam-Webster hedges its bets and just states "often capitalized". Bazza (talk) 16:56, 26 November 2023 (UTC)
 * thanks man! How confusing; in fact, in the article "sharia" is written in both lower and uppercase. I would immediately capitalise all the words "sharia", but the article is really too long to try to correct it (I would only waste time). JackkBrown (talk) 17:03, 26 November 2023 (UTC)

Lede NPOV
I think the lede should differentiate between enforcing Sharia law by the state and it being an informal law in some societies. Alexanderkowal (talk) 18:27, 13 May 2024 (UTC)