Greetings HOPE.
Any society which exercises freedom of the individual and freedom of economy prospers. Those who place restrictions on such freedom do not prosper. It might be noted that religious, political and economic freedoms go together and benefit most of the citizens in a society.
The present "Islamic States", the Mullahs and the "Word of God."
All of us who claim to be " Muslim" are individually answerable to God on the Day of Judgement for our individual acts and our adherence to God's commandments (in the Quran). Our individual responsibility in a society is to maintain (and strife to keep) the above freedoms using all possible means.
It is obvious from the Qoran, that there is no nation on earth now which calls itself Islamic, that in fact is Islamic.
When the Mullahs (religious leaders) and scholars of these states proclaim "Word of (God) Allah", they refer to writings of humans put in book form 200+ years after the revelation of the Qoran. The Qoran condemns such writings. The scholars are actually referring to "Word of scholars" rather than the Word of God. The failure of these states to follow the word of God, has lead to loss of all aspects of freedom,
including women s rights, called for in the Qoran in all these states.
This is what the Qoran , the Word of God, says about those who follow the words of these scholars.
[Qoran 9:31] They have set up their religious leaders and scholars as lords,* instead of God. .... Be He glorified, high above having any partners.
An obvious conclusion cannot escape us - Some non-Islamic countries practise God's laws as laid out in the Qoran, more than any of the so called "islamic" states in the world.
What a shame!!!
We have abandoned the Qoran?
GOD bless you.
Peace.