The main object of the Islamists’ struggle was to impose Islamic law – Sharia. They believe that the five hundred Quranic verses that constitute the basis of Sharia are the immutable commandments of God, offering a road back to the perfected era of the Prophet and his immediate successors – although the legal code actually evolved several centuries after the Prophet’s death.
-Lawrence Wright
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