The word "sharia" is correct and usable in written English.
It is a noun that refers to the body of Islamic religious law, based on the teachings of the Quran and the traditions of the Prophet Muhammad. It is also commonly referred to as Islamic law. Example: The country's legal system is based on sharia, with judges interpreting and applying its principles in court cases.
A moderate form of sharia was introduced in the majority-Muslim northern states in the 1990s, but it operates alongside secular courts.
However, his past also came back to haunt him, including statements in the 1980s that he would bring in sharia law across Nigeria.
"Co-operating with the expansion of the Grand Mosque is consistent with sharia principles," he said, "because building mosques is regarded as one of the greatest acts of piety and the best of all mosques is the Grand Mosque".
One Shekau film threatens: "Since you are now holding our women, just wait and see what will happen to your own women... to your own wives according to sharia law".
He can spring a surprise like taking Nigeria under sharia law.
The Paris city council voted to green-light a lawsuit on Wednesday seeking to hold Fox News responsible for incorrectly reporting that there are "no-go zones" in Paris where non-Muslims are unwelcome and sharia law holds sway.
At the time, Republican representative Sheryl Nuxoll said that some countries listed in the treaty "have recognized sharia courts as quasi-courts".
I have to learn sharia and fight infidels instead of playing football.
At least 20 suspected militants have been killed since 28 July, when a drone strike killed at least four members of Ansar al-Sharia, a local militant group affiliated to al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
One militia, Ansar al-Sharia, is believed to have been behind the 11 September attack on the US consulate in the city that killed four Americans including the ambassador.
John, who had a "Sharia-free zone" bumper sticker on his pickup truck, described the attendees as a "very constitutionalist, very Christian crowd".
