Sharia is basis of Libyan legislation

Islamic Sharia law is the basis of legislation, and the State is obliged to apply all its provisions, Mustafa Abdul Jalil, The head of the Interim National Council, said during a meeting with a number of civil society institutions, rebel battalions, and Muslim scholars commission. The importance of working towards national reconciliation was discussed, as well as the unity of all parts of the country, according to sources. The source reported that Abdul Jalil has agreed on what was presented during the meeting, and added that, "he would ask Sheikh Sadiq Ghariani to monitor all laws that do not match Islamic law and list them