This article examines classic Islamic law, the "Shari'ah," regarding crime and punishment. Recently, the "Ground Zero Imam" Egyptian Feisal Abdul Rauf claimed Muslim and American law were essentially the same. He said, "What's right with America and what's right with Islam are, in fact, very much in sync...I call America a Sharia compliant state." But what would being a "Shari'ah compliant state" really mean? To understand this, we need to study the details of Shari'ah law.
