What is sharia law really?
Sharia is Islam's whole body of divine guidance for life; its judicial side aims at justice and protecting the weak from oppression.
Sharia is the body of guidance Muslims believe God revealed for every area of life, from worship and family to trade and justice. The part people usually mean by “Sharia law” is its judicial system. Islam regards the existence of judges as a religious obligation, because people are interdependent and conflicts are inevitable; without justice the strong oppress the weak. The Quran says God sent messengers with scripture and the balance so that people could establish justice. The penal side distinguishes a small set of prescribed punishments for specific crimes, retribution for bodily harm, and discretionary penalties, all aimed at the security and stability that societies need before anything else. Muslim writers stress that these rules came from God, not from rulers. The articles “The Judicial System in Islam” and “Crime and Punishment in Islam” explain each part.
Evidence
We have already sent Our messengers with clear evidences and sent down with them the Scripture and the balance that the people may maintain [their affairs] in justice.
Quran 57:25www.islamreligion.com website موقع دين الإسلام 2013 - 1434 Man is a social being by nature. He cannot live perpetually on his own, completely independent of others. People are interdependent. Consequently, friction arise between them when their personal interests come into conflict with each other, or when what they perceive as their individual rights infringe uponFrom The Judicial System in Islam — IslamHouse.com. Reproduced with attribution.
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