Sunday, May 08, 2011

Shari`ah "law"

I was reading this long article about the life of Bin Laden in the house in Pakistan in the New York Times, and I ran into yet another reference to "Shari`ah law".  You have to stop that redundant reference.  Shari`ah is Islamic law, so when you say "Shari`ah law" you really are saying: Islamic law law.  So stop saying that. Either say Shari`ah or say Islamic law.