Muslims say that their Quranic system is an alternative to Noahidism, that it provides all the same moral ques, that is outlaws idolatry, blasphemy, sexual immorality, theft, murder, cruel animal slaughter, and lawlessness. Often times Muslims will tell you that the only reason you would choose Noahidism over Islam is because you are Islamophobic. First of all, choosing the Torah over the Quran as your guiding system is not Islamophobia, you have made a personal choice that Muslims have not chosen for themselves, that does not mean you hate Muslims. Also, Muslims have chosen the Quran over the Torah, so doesn't that mean they would be Anti-Semitic under their own logic?
So why would someone dare to reject the Quran as Muslims would see it? First, there is a major difference between Noahidism and Islam, and that is that Noahidism only tells you what you cannot do (the command to set up courts can be worded as "no lawlessness"). Islam on the other hand tells you what you must do. Islam sets up a series of positive commands which are necessary to run an Islamic state. Islam does not just survive on banning idolatry, blasphemy, and sexual immorality, it tells you what to do.
What if you don't want to do things the way the Quran says? What if you have your own system you would like to implement? Noahidism gives you freedom to set up your government any way you want, just so long as you insert the negative Noahide commands into your constitution. So if Noahidism were to come to the United States, nothing would have to change except there could be no freedom of religion and freedom of speech would not include blasphemy. Otherwise, the way the system runs would stay in tact. Here are some of the stipulations Islam would impose on a Western nation:
- A one party system (Quran 30:31-32). what if you want political parties to be able to flourish?
- Non-Muslims have religious freedom (Quran 2:256). Noahidism does not allow freedom of religion, idolatry is totally prohibited in Noahidism. Also, Islam allows private idolatry in your own home, your relatives cannot turn you in for idolatry for worshipping idols in your house. Noahidism on the other hand allows relatives to be witnesses against you.
- Terms of inheritance are demanded by fractions to each eligible inheritor. What if you wish to have a different distribution of inheritance among your relations?
- Usury (capitalism) is abolished. A Noahide may practice capitalism.
- No eating pork, a Noahide may eat pork.
- Do not accumulate mass wealth (Quran 9:34-35, 104:6-7, 59:7). Noahides are not given any recommendation to curb their earnings.
- The Islamic State may confiscate any Muslim's land if they deem the owner is not using it productively to help the community.
