“Ash-Shar’u”在语言上的意思是：‘Raa’上带Fat’hah（即Shara’）或带Sukoon（Shar’u），意为平等（Sawaa’）和道路的方式（Tareeq Shaari’），也就是人们普遍遵循的一种Mashroo’（方案）。“Ash-Shir’ah”（‘Sheen’上带Kasrah，‘Raa’上带Sukoon）与“Ash-Sharee’ah”含义相同。其用法的例子包括真主（SWT）的话：

‘Ash-Shar’u’ linguistically means: With a Fat’hah on its ‘Raa’ (i.e. Shara’) or Sukoon (Shar’u) means evenness (Sawaa’) and the way of a road (Tareeq Shaari’) i.e. it is a Mashroo’ (plan) that the people generally follow. ‘Ash-Shir’ah’ with a Kasrah on the ‘Sheen’ and a Sukoon on the ‘Raa’ and ‘Ash-Sharee’ah’ hold the same meaning. Examples of its usage include the Qawl of Allah (swt):