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You were either meaning to say: How much does the state interfere in the society in an Islamic state? Or: is there a religious hierarchy in Islam resembling that of the Vatican?

1. Muhammad established an Islamic 'government-in-exile' that eventually conquered Mecca. The Islamic state is not the bloodthirsty fascist state of Iran or the Wahhabi state of Saudi Arabia. Rather it can range from libertarian to totalitarian, depending on the ruler. It is not very hierarchial. The Koran says, "Admonish them, you are only an admonisher. And you are not a dictator over them." (88:20-21). It simply means Muhammad was only to advise the law-breakers and not supposed to be a dictator over them. Since he was a political leader and the highest example for Muslims, this also applied to rulers. As for the 'victimless crimes' (fornication, adultery) they require 3 and 4 witnesses who saw the act of vaginal penetration between the adulterers. The witnesses are supposed to stay silent anyway, because in Islam Muslims conceal the sins of others, and the sinner is not supposed to announce his sin to anybody. Thus the so-called 'draconian legislation' of stoning adulterers is rarely implemented in an ideal Islamic state, where sinners are not rounded up and punished.

2. In Islam, there is no religious hierarchy. There are only Imams (leaders of prayer), scholars of Islam and Muftis.

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