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.
Area: 293 square miles (760 sq km). Coastline: 100 miles (161 km). Highest Point: Jabal ad Dukhan at 400 feet (122 m). Bahrain is small country located in the Persian Gulf (map). It is considered a part of the Middle East and it is an archipelago that is made up of 33 islands.