The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word FIQH
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The straight part
We know that "study of religious law" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case study of religious law = fiqh.The cryptic/wordplay part
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Crossword Answer definitions
FIQH noun- Jurisprudence in the Islamic law, shari'a.