Religion in Katsina State
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Religion in Katsina State
of Nigeria
is mainly Islam
. The Sharia
is valid in the entire state. Amina Lawal was sentenced to death by stoning for adultery in 2002, but was freed in 2004. No Roman Catholic diocese has its seat in the state.
Katsina State
Katsina State is a state in northern Nigeria. Its capital is Katsina, and its governor is Ibrahim Shema, a member of the People's Democratic Party...
of Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
is mainly Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
. The Sharia
Sharia
Sharia law, is the moral code and religious law of Islam. Sharia is derived from two primary sources of Islamic law: the precepts set forth in the Quran, and the example set by the Islamic prophet Muhammad in the Sunnah. Fiqh jurisprudence interprets and extends the application of sharia to...
is valid in the entire state. Amina Lawal was sentenced to death by stoning for adultery in 2002, but was freed in 2004. No Roman Catholic diocese has its seat in the state.