same old excuses that are presented by people who want to live by man-made laws and under tyrannical govts.you say this because if there is a shariah state then the upper classes will have to give up their drinking fornication the arts/theater will be closed etc iranians have successfully enforced shariah [according to their fiqah] in a predominantly 12er shia country why cant the same be done in a predominantly sunni country ? even though there were many individual differences between iranian scholars like khomeni and gulpaighani etc plus iranian revolution was also soaked in blood [not even counting the war with saddam]
hah so which "logical" system will provide ADL ....adl by manmade system is actually even more elusive than even a shariah state
I thought the Sunni (read Wahabi) State of Saudi Arabia was the ultimate paragon of a shariah state.
Iranians as a nation can do what they choose to do. All revolutions were blood soaked, Iranian, French, Bolshevik etc.... that is the definition of a revolution. The Iraq war was imposed on Iran by the combine power of Sunni Arab state and Western powers.
That doesn't mean I want to follow Iranian model.
As far as a just system is concerned, all systems are man made. What you will impose as shariah will be your interpretation of God's system. In a Taliban shariah state that you want, Pakistan's population will be significantly reduced since all of us in disagreement will be executed.
Btw dude have you been out there. Socialist Capitalism has come very close to Islamic welfare state concept. There is affordable and equitable justice system, care of those too old or too young or too sick or helpless to themselves. A guaranteed food and health care for all regardless of caste, creed or color.
I believe given the choice between an honest and fair, cost effective and quick justice system along with safety nets for the vulnerable against a state that provides none of this but chops off hands and mandates niqaab and hijaab and beards, my choice will be clear. What would you choose, is the question?
P.S. mark my words and ask Allah on the day of judgement of what is the preferable of the two. You just may be surprised if you have chosen the latter.