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.
Sheikh of Qatar net worth: $2 Billion. Sheikh of Qatar net worth and wealth: Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani is the Emir of the State of Qatar who has a net worth of $2 billion dollars.The Sheikh of Qatar was born in Doha, Qatar in June 1980.e is the National Olympic Committee chairman as well as a member of the International Olympic Committee. He heads the Qatar Investment Authority board of investors, which owns stakes in Harrods, Barclays Bank, and Sainsbury's. Sheikh Tamim has two wives and six children. 1  Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Thani Net Worth.