Islam Imploding

If Shariah Is Meant for All Humanity, Why Did It Emerge in 7th-Century Arabia?

A Deep Dive Into Islam’s Historical and Theological Anachronism

Shariah law is often claimed by Muslims to be the divinely revealed legal and moral framework for all of humanity, in all times and places. But a serious question arises:

❓ If Shariah is truly universal and eternal, why did it only emerge in 7th-century Arabia—one of the least globally connected, least literate societies of the time?

This isn’t a rhetorical or superficial challenge—it strikes at the very heart of Islamic claims of universality and divine authorship.

🏜️ 1. Shariah’s Tribal Arabian Roots

Let’s be blunt: Shariah was born in the desert. Its worldview, its norms, and its legal assumptions are products of:

7th-century tribalism
Patriarchal social structures
Honor-based justice
Pre-modern trade and war ethics

Examples include:

Inheritance laws that prioritize males over females (Q 4:11)
Punishments like amputation (Q 5:38), flogging (Q 24:2), and stoning (from hadith)
Rules on slavery and concubinage that regulate rather than abolish the practice

Ask yourself: Do these reflect eternal moral truths—or the norms of a specific time and place?

🌐 2. A Global Standard Rooted in a Local Culture?

Islam claims Muhammad was the final messenger for all mankind (Q 33:40). Yet:

Shariah arose in one ethnic and linguistic context (Qurayshi Arabic)
It contains no insight into other civilizations (China, India, sub-Saharan Africa, Americas)
It presumes the norms of Arabia as the standard for all people

Would a truly universal divine law be so geographically provincial?

“You must all eat with your right hand, wear long robes, speak Arabic, and punish adulterers by flogging” is not a timeless moral code—it’s cultural fossilization.

🧭 3. Late Arrival for an “Eternal Law”

According to Islamic theology, humanity has always needed guidance. So:

Why was Shariah delayed for thousands of years of human civilization?
Why didn’t earlier prophets teach it in full?
Why was it absent from India, China, Mesoamerica, Greece, Rome, etc.?

Are we to believe God waited until 7th-century Mecca, a small trade town, to finally release the universal constitution of mankind?

That’s not divine foresight. That’s historical myopia.

📜 4. Contradictions with Previous Revelations

The Qur’an claims to confirm the Torah and Gospel (Q 3:3, 5:46–47), but:

Shariah contradicts the core ethics of the Gospel, which teaches love, grace, forgiveness, and non-retaliation
Jesus never instituted stonings, floggings, or cutting off hands
The Torah had its own legal code, but even that was never imposed globally—it was for Israel

So why does Islam suddenly claim that a specific Arabian law code is now obligatory for all mankind?

The Law of Moses was national.
The Gospel was spiritual.
Shariah is geopolitical and imperial.
And yet it claims universality?

⚖️ 5. Shariah Today: Obsolete or Oppressive?

Shariah as applied today creates enormous tensions between moral modernity and medieval dogma:

Apostasy laws that call for execution
Blasphemy laws punishing free speech
Gender laws that treat women as legal minors
Religious apartheid between Muslims and non-Muslims

Muslims often claim these are “misapplications,” but they are rooted directly in:

The Qur’an
The Hadith
The Fiqh manuals of classical scholars

So the problem isn’t interpretation—it’s the foundation itself.

🔄 6. The Inevitable Excuses

When confronted with these challenges, common responses include:

“Shariah is flexible.”
→ Then what exactly is divinely mandated vs. culturally conditioned?
“Context matters.”
→ Then why claim it’s eternal and universally binding?
“You need to understand Arabic and tafsir.”
→ So a universal law is only understandable to trained clerics in one language?

Each defense only undermines the claim of universality further.

💥 7. The Inescapable Conclusion

Shariah is not a universal moral blueprint. It is a regionally-developed legal system designed for a tribal society in the 7th century. Its invocation today as a global divine standard is:

Theologically unjustifiable
Historically absurd
Morally regressive

If a religion claims its law is for all mankind, it must transcend time, geography, and culture—not reflect the limitations of a single place and period.

🔍 Bottom Line:

If Shariah is meant for all humanity, it should look like it came from Heaven.
But it looks unmistakably like it came from the Hijaz.