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Muslim Countries and Sharia Law

The claim that all Muslim countries follow Sharia law is false. Muslim-majority countries have varying degrees of Sharia law implementation, ranging from full governance to selective application in personal status matters.

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Feb 2, 2026

Do all muslim countries follow sharia law

No — Muslim-majority countries do not uniformly "follow "; instead they occupy a spectrum from states that base most laws explicitly on Sharia to countries where Sharia influences only family law or i...