الشَّرِيعَةُ عَدلُ اللهِ بَبنَ عِبَادِهِ ، وَ رَحمَتُهُ بَينَ خَلقِهِ ، وَ ظِلُّهُ بَينَ أَرضِهِ

The Law of God (Shariah) is God’s Justice between His servants, His Mercy over His Creation, and His Shadow on the earth.

—Ibn al-Qayyim [d. 751H/1350CE], Madarij al-Salikin