Why is religion not separated from the state, considering man's opinion as the criterion, as in the West?

The western experience came as a reaction to the dominance and alliance between the church and the state, by dominating people's properties and minds during the middle ages. However, the Islamic world has never faced such a problem due to the practicality and rationality of the Islamic system.

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Man could achieve happiness by submitting to Allah and obeying Him and by being content with His decree and predestination.

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The Qur’an is the last book sent by the Lord of the worlds. Muslims believe in all the Books sent before the Qur’an, i.e., the Scriptures of Abraham, the Psalms, the Torah, the Gospel, etc. Muslims believe that the true message conveyed by all the Books was pure monotheism, i.e., ...

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The first verse reads: {There is no compulsion in religion; the truth has been made distinct from falsehood...} [154], establishes a great Islamic principle, which is the prohibition of compulsion in religion, whereas the second verse reads: {Fight those of the People of the Book who do not believe in ...

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Belief in all the messengers sent by Allah to mankind, without making distinction between them, is one of the pillars of the Muslim's creed without which his faith is invalid. Moreover, the denial of any messenger or prophet contradicts the basic principles of the religion. All prophets of Allah brought ...

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Why is religion not separated from the state, considering man's opinion as the criterion, as in the West?