Arguments from the Quran

be accountability, so that when people are gathered on the Day of Resurrection and asked about their deeds, no one can say, “You are holding us accountable for something about which we were not informed.” However, the mission of establishing divine governance does not arise from this verse. 2. The second verse in this regard is as follows: Allah has prescribed for you the same religion that He enjoined upon Noah, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus. And, O Muhammad, We have also revealed to you that you should uphold this religion and not be divided in it. (Quran, 42:13) This verse is used to argue that al-deen here includes all individual, social, national, and international rules found in Islamic law, and that iqamat (establishment) means to uphold and enforce them. Therefore, this verse is understood to command the full implementation of the Shariah system in human life, making it completely dominant and enforced. The original meaning of iqamat is to fulfill or perform something properly and completely (iqamat al-shay” means “to fulfill its right” (Al-Mufradat by Raghib Isfahani, p. 692). It can be used to refer to the external enforcement of a command, but its essential meaning is to perform an action accurately, not merely to enforce