.... The simple truth is, to most Muslims, for everything other than what we consider the "5 pillar items" like our declaration of faith, our charity, our prayers, our pilgrimage and our fasting in Ramadan, rather than a rigidly fixed set of laws, al-Sharia, "the path to the water hole" is a set of principles (principles like equality, justice, and the importance of linking rights to responsibilities and risks to rewards) promoting a set of simple practices (like living humbly, serving God and minding your own business) that Muslims believe are divinely ordained and therefore perfect. And so we also believe that if they were followed perfectly that would give us a perfect world.
[COMMENT] Shariah has very many specific 'laws' that are mentioned in Quran and are hence directly divine eg inheritance, marriage/divorce, adultery, dietary requirements, zakat, contracts, etc
So Shariah in Quran is not simply a set of principles like justice and equality. In fact I would argue the principle of equality is not even mentioned in Quran as much as the differentiations that are mentioned. Namely between people of different faiths, unbelievers, hypocrites, men vs women and even among believers. [The Huffington Post] Read more
