Sharia Law - An Introduction

The Koran is the foremost wellspring of Islamic law, the Sharia. It contains the guidelines by which the Muslim world is represented (or ought to administer itself) and structures the premise for relations in the middle of man and God, between people, whether Muslim or non-Muslim, and in addition in the middle of man and things which are a piece of creation.

The Sharia contains the guidelines by which a Muslim society is composed and represented, and it gives the way to determine clashes among people and between the individual and the state.

Issues with Sharia Law in Nigeria

Can particular inconvenience of Islamic law work ?

Is it Legal to do as such?

Which comes first, the constitution of the state or Islamic Law?

Do singular states have a privilege to figure out what laws represent them?

Who or what is driving this marvel?

States that have Adopted Sharia Law

Zamfara State

Sokoto State

Kano State

Niger State

Katsina State

Bauchi State

Borno State

Jigawa State

Kebbi State

Yobe State

The Nigerian Constitution and Sharia Law

The 1999 Constitution of Nigeria - Chapter VII -

oThe Judicature

oSharia Court of Appeal, Abuja