Sharia Law - Unjust & Unconstitutional

            Muslims seek to worship God, and they are free to do so. However, Sharia law seeks to impose Islam as the religion of the state, which is a violation of the rights of religious minorities.

Sharia law is based upon the Islamic teachings of the Quran and Hadith, which are the primary sources of Islamic law. Sharia law seeks to establish and advance Islam as the religion of the state, and Islam is viewed as a code of life.[1] Judicial decisions must be decided by Muslim judges in accordance with the Quran and Hadith,[2] and non-Muslims are typically prohibited from practicing before a Sharia compliant court. Public office is usually restricted to Muslims. The desire under Sharia law is that Muslims outnumber other people groups.[3] Sharia law is inconsistent with our deeply rooted history and traditions.

Sharia law is unjust and unconstitutional because it deprives individuals of their unalienable rights to life, liberty, and property without due process of law. Sharia law denies individuals equal protection under the law.[4]

To determine whether Sharia law should be applied, one must examine the text of the Quran and Hadith, and the human rights violations that result when Sharia is applied. Sharia law is particularly unjust and unconstitutional in the following areas:

1. Jihad: fighting or killing (in God's cause)
2. Jizyah tax
3. Taking whatever your right hand possesses
4. Treatment of women
5. Racial discrimination & Islamic slavery
6. Human rights violations
7. Constitutional provisions

See: http://QuranCompared.com/ShariaLawPresentation.pdf

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[1]  Hadith Muslim 6:2602.

[2]  Hadith Abu-Dawud 24:3585.

[3]  Hadith Abu-Dawud 11:2045.

[4]  U.S. Const. amend. XIV, § 1.