An Islamic Society is a 'Theocracy'. This means that the government is run by God, or 'religious government' (American is a 'Democracy', meaning 'Government') An Islamic society is based on Sharia Law. These were the laws based on the writing by The Prophet Mohammed. Sharia is "based on the Qur'an (the religious text of Islam), hadith (sayings and doings of Muhammad and his companions), Ijma (consensus), Qiyas (reasoning by analogy)
In an Islamic system, Politicians are Mullahs and Imams (Religious men). They make all the decisions for the people. They are not elected. The people cannot control their government. God controls the government and the government controls the people.
Saudi Arabia is an Islamic Theocracy, although many muslims feel that the rulers in Saudi Arabia are corrupt and not genuinely interested in performing the will of Allah.
In the end, the problem with theocracies is that God is not a 'real' president. He doesn't take decisions or answer questions. So Islamic Society is run by unelected, old, religious men, who tend to be either corrupt or very strict.
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