Because of the religious origin of the word, some prefer to capitalize it and others not. The word sharia means  the path  or  the path to wate r. Sharia as a source of law, is, by definition, arbitrary and discretionary-some would prefer to describe it as flexible.
COUNTRY OVERVIEW. LOCATION AND SIZE. Qatar is a tiny peninsula jutting into the Persian Gulf and bordering only Saudi Arabia. With an area of 11,437 square kilometers (4,416 square miles) and a short coastline of 563 kilometers (345 miles), Qatar is slightly smaller than the state of Connecticut.
The first two are Emirates of the UAE while Oman is an independent nation. Dubai is just around sea level (16m / 52 ft. above) and covers an area of just over 4,000 squared kilometers or 1,500 square miles (second biggest in the UAE). Its specific grid coordinate location is 25.2697Ã¢Â° N 55.3095Ã¢Â° E and it falls within the Arabian Desert area.