Nature and fitrah must not submit to unrestricted desires.

Nature and fitrah must not submit to unrestricted desires. The human society, with the feelings and emotions of its people, must found life upon realism not the unsteady foundations of superstitionism and the delusive ideals of feelings and emotions. This is the difference between Islamic laws and other civil laws.

Normal social laws adhere to the desires of the majority of the society (half plus one) whereas Islamic laws conform to the guidance of natural disposition [fitrah]—which reveals the will of the Almighty God. On this base, the Holy Qur’an affirms that lawmaking [tashrī‘] and rule [hukm] belong uniquely to the Almighty God. Thus, it declares: ﴿ ... إِن الْحُكْمُ إِلاَّ لِلّهِ... ﴾ “Rule belongs specifically to Allah…” [^4] ﴿ ... ومَنْ أَحْسَنُ