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.
1 The annual mean temperature in Doha, Qatar is hot at 26.7 degrees Celsius (80.1 degrees Fahrenheit). 2  Average monthly temperatures have a variation of 17.7 C (31.9 F) which is a slightly low range.3  The mean diurnal temperature variation/ range is 11.1 C (20 F). The hottest month (July) is very, very hot with an average temperature of 34.7 degrees Celsius (94.46 degrees Fahrenheit). 2  The coldest month (January) is very mild with an average temperature of 17 degrees Celsius (62.6 degrees Fahrenheit).