{"id":8,"date":"2020-01-01T00:01:32","date_gmt":"2020-01-01T00:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/shariawiz\/?p=8"},"modified":"2025-11-13T19:39:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T19:39:00","slug":"what-is-shari%ca%bfa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shariawiz.com\/halaqa\/2020\/01\/01\/what-is-shari%ca%bfa\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Shar\u012b\u02bfa? | Islamic Estate Planning Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Shariawiz: What is Sharia (Islamic law)?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XzQhzmTHZd0?start=9&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n<p>Shar\u012b\u2018a is the Muslim\u2019s moral code or guide based on the principles of the Qur\u2019an and the example of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). 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