Like the alchemists of old, when you start with lead you end up with lead, you do not have gold, you do not pass GO and collect $200, and you get lead poisoning. Take 3 bars of 100% lead (#1 is known as the Quran, #2 is known as the Hadith and #3 is known as the biography of Muhammad) add a generous portion credulity (or fear) and stir vigorously. You now have sharia law (and you would have been better off with actual lead poisoning as that can be chelated). Everyone interested in the truth regarding the ideology known as Islam should have this text on their reference shelf. Here you will find what "jihad" really is (war against unbelievers, page 599 aka section o9.0), what the punishment for apostasy is (death, page 595, aka section o8.0). Very interesting is the section on what constitutes apostasy (practically anything but my personal favorite is section o8.7(17) on page 598: "to believe that things in themselves or by their own nature have any causal influence independent of the will of Allah"). Bet you didn't know that the law of gravity or Planck's constant could get you killed in some places (unless, of course, you proclaim that they exist now but could instantly change 5 minutes from now if Allah so wills it). Much is said about inheritance (women get less) and who can see who without being "covered" (meaning a burka or at least a hijab).
Unlike the foundational documents of Islam, this text is derivative and resulted from "scholars" distilling down the materials of the Quran, Hadith and Mr. M's biography into what should be actual Islamic practice. Hence there is no area of life that is not covered by sharia law and there is no separation of theology from politics. In Islam they are one and the same.
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