Pastor Paul Blair, Senior Pastor of Fairview Baptist Church in Edmond, Oklahoma continues a seven week study of Islam by focusing on Sharia—what it is, where it comes from, how it functions, and why it conflicts fundamentally with Western constitutional government.

1. What Sharia Is and How It Developed

Sharia means “the path” and is derived from three authoritative sources:

1. The Quran (114 surahs, arranged by length rather than chronology)

2. The Hadith (stories of Muhammad’s actions and decisions)

3. Consensus of Islamic scholars

Because Muhammad’s life shifted dramatically from peaceful preacher in Mecca to militant warlord in Medina, Islamic law includes two very different sets of teachings. Early Meccan verses sound tolerant—because Muhammad lacked power; later Medinan verses command violence, conquest, and subjugation—after he gained military strength. The later, harsher Medinan verses abrogate (replace) the earlier peaceful ones.

2. The Pattern of Islamic Expansion

Muhammad’s military career established a model Muslims were expected to follow:

• Be peaceful when weak; use force when strong.

• Make temporary truces only until gaining the upper hand.

• Conquer non-Muslims, demand conversion or submission (jizya), or kill them.

Historical examples demonstrate this pattern: the battles of Badr, Uhud, and the Trench; Muhammad’s siege and massacre of Jewish tribes; the treaty of Hudaybiyyah (a 10-year truce Muhammad broke after two years). Modern Muslim leaders (e.g., Sadat, Arafat) openly referenced Hudaybiyyah to signal that their peace agreements with Israel were only temporary tactical pauses.

3. Islam as a Political System, Not Merely a Religion

Islam claims authority over every aspect of life. An Islamic source quoted in the session states that Islam is not just a creed but a political state that dominates “every aspect of life.”
Christian missionary-turned-evangelist Elijah Abraham described Islam as:

“Not a religion, but a sociopolitical system that uses a deity to advance global conquest… Islam is a satanic ideology, but Muslims are people who need Jesus.”

4. The Muslim Brotherhood and Modern Islamist Strategy

The modern revival of Islamic political aggression traces back to the founding of the Muslim Brotherhood (1928). From its inception, the Brotherhood declared its purpose:

• “Islam is to dominate, not be dominated… to impose its law on all nations and extend its power to the entire planet.”

Its constitution states:

• Allah is its goal

• Muhammad is its model

• The Quran is its constitution

• Jihad is its path

Modern leaders affirm this openly. A 2005 Brotherhood leader said its mission is worldwide cooperation toward global Islamic rule. Organizations operating in the U.S.—including CAIR—are directly or indirectly tied to this ideology, and documented evidence seized by the FBI supports this.

5. What Sharia Law Actually Requires

Using the authoritative Sunni legal manual Reliance of the Traveller, the session outlines what Sharia mandates. These include:

• Apostasy: punishable by death.

• Slander: saying anything negative about Muhammad—even if true.

• Marriage: fathers may force daughters into marriage; child marriage is legal; husbands control when wives may leave the house; wives must sexually comply “immediately.”

• Domestic authority: a husband may beat a disobedient wife as long as he causes no broken bones or bleeding.

• Legal inequality: a woman’s testimony is worth half—or less—of a man’s.

• Polygamy: men may marry four women; women may marry only Muslim men.

• Honor killings: permitted and not considered “murder.”

• Punishments: amputation for theft, stoning for adultery, execution for homosexuality.

• Jihad: defined as military warfare against Jews, Christians, and non-believers until they convert or submit.

Sharia also allows — and in some cases requires — lying to non-Muslims (taqiyya) when it advances Islamic objectives.

6. Sharia’s Conflict with Constitutional Government

Sharia presents itself as an all-encompassing constitution, not merely religious guidance. It is incompatible with the U.S. Constitution because:

• It claims supremacy over all law.

• It denies freedom of religion, speech, and equality under law.

• It enforces a theocratic political system.

• It criminalizes dissent and demands global subjugation.

Claims that Sharia is “90% compatible” with American law are intentional deceptions permitted by Sharia’s doctrine of strategic lying.

7. Sharia in the West and the Demographic Strategy

The session notes alarming trends:

• The United Kingdom has 85 Sharia courts despite Muslims being only ~6.5% of the population.

• Muslim immigration into Europe and the U.S. often occurs with explicit instructions not to assimilate but to establish Islamic enclaves and expand influence.

• Polygamy and high birth rates accelerate demographic dominance.

• “No-go zones” in France, and political shifts in places like Dearborn, MI, reflect this expansion strategy.

8. The Human Cost of Sharia

The transcript includes real-world examples of brutal Sharia outcomes, including the story of Aisha Bibi, an Afghan girl mutilated by her husband’s family for fleeing abuse—illustrating the systemic cruelty embedded in Sharia’s treatment of women.

9. Conclusion of the Session

• Islam is a sociopolitical ideology of conquest, not a peaceful religion.

• Sharia is incompatible with—and seeks to replace—the U.S. Constitution.

• This is not a First Amendment issue but a matter of sedition and national security.

Next week’s session will examine the history of Islam in America, beginning in the days of George Washington.