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.
Coordinates: 20Â°N 50Â°Eï»¿ / ï»¿20Â°N 50Â°Eï»¿ / 20; 50 Rub' al-Khali sand desert Sand dunes in the Rub' al Khali. Name origin: Empty Quarter in Arabic Countries Saudi Arabia, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Yemen Length 1,000 km Width 500 km Area 650,000 km2 Location of the empty quarter in Arabia. The Rub' al Khali desert is the largest continuous sand desert in the world, encompassing most of the southern third of the Arabian Peninsula. The desert covers some 650,000 km2 including parts of ...