Refuting Islam

The Injustice of Sharia Law

When Divine Law Becomes a Blueprint for Oppression

Sharia is often presented to the world as a comprehensive moral and legal system — God’s law, timeless and just. But scratch beneath the surface, and it becomes clear:

Sharia law doesn’t uphold justice. It undermines it.

Behind its religious branding lies a legal framework that violates basic human rights, enforces brutal punishments, and systematically favors certain groups while oppressing others.

Let’s be clear: this is not about cultural misapplication. These are rulings rooted in scripture, jurisprudence, and centuries of Islamic legal tradition.

⚔️ Brutal Punishments, Justified by “God”

Sharia law prescribes corporal and capital punishments that echo ancient tribal codes — not divine wisdom.

➤ Stoning to Death for Adultery

Derived from Hadith, not the Qur’an — yet enforced in many Muslim-majority countries.
Applied disproportionately to women, especially in cases of rape where the victim cannot produce four male witnesses.

➤ Amputation for Theft

Qur’an 5:38 — “Cut off the hand of the thief…”
No room for context, poverty, or rehabilitation — just mutilation.

➤ Execution for Apostasy

Hadith: “Whoever leaves his religion, kill him.” — Sahih al-Bukhari 3017 (w)
Converts from Islam face death in countries like Saudi Arabia, Iran, Afghanistan.

This isn’t law. This is theocratic authoritarianism.

⚖️ One Law for Muslims, Another for Everyone Else

Sharia does not offer equal treatment. It openly discriminates:

Muslim men can marry non-Muslim women — non-Muslim men cannot marry Muslim women.
Testimony of a non-Muslim often carries less (or no) legal weight in Islamic courts.
Non-Muslims may be forced to pay the jizya tax — a humiliating symbol of subjugation.

Where’s the “universal justice” in that?

👩‍⚖️ Gender Inequality Codified

A woman’s testimony is worth half a man’s — Qur’an 2:282
Inheritance laws give daughters half the share of sons — Qur’an 4:11
Men may strike their wives — Qur’an 4:34

Under Sharia, women are not equal citizens. They are regulated, restricted, and ruled over — by design.

🧠 No Room for Dissent

Sharia criminalizes:

Apostasy — punishable by death
Blasphemy — often punishable by death or life imprisonment
Criticism of Islam or Muhammad — considered hate speech or incitement

Freedom of conscience, expression, and religion — all erased under divine justification.

🌍 Real-World Sharia in Action

Country	Sharia-Based Injustice
Saudi Arabia	Beheadings for apostasy, amputations for theft
Iran	Death penalty for homosexuality and apostasy
Afghanistan	Public stonings and floggings under Taliban rule
Nigeria (North)	Sharia courts sentencing women to death for adultery
Pakistan	Blasphemy laws weaponized against minorities and critics

This isn’t theoretical. It’s happening now — and justified as “God’s will.”

🧼 Apologist Excuses, Debunked

“These are rare, symbolic punishments.”
→ Tell that to the people who’ve been maimed or killed.

“Sharia is misunderstood — it’s about mercy.”
→ Mercy doesn’t involve stoning, amputation, or execution for belief.

“Western law also has flaws.”
→ Western law evolves. Sharia can’t — it’s frozen in 7th-century Arabia.

🎯 Final Word

When law is based on unchallengeable divine authority, justice dies.

Sharia is not a moral high ground.
It is a system of control, not compassion.
It punishes thought, discriminates by birth, and mutilates in the name of holiness.

Any system that:

Executes dissenters
Beats women with divine permission
Maims criminals instead of reforming them

...is not justice. It’s religious totalitarianism wearing the mask of piety.