The problem with establishing an Islamic state that would require people to pray, to fast, and do adorn themselves Islamically (i.e. dari and hijab) is that it would induce people to do these things out of fear of reprisal instead of taqwa. This would essentially make the state a partner with Allah ta 'ala in the devotions of the people, resulting in both shirk and hypocrisy. Any Islamic state, to tremain genuinely such, would have to be founded on Islamic values and principles (such as justice, equality, tolerance, and compassion) while allowing the people themselves to form the practical laws of the community according to their own understanding of the deen. Legislating the opinions of a narrow cadre of self-appointed scholars leads only to conceit and corruption among the leaders and servility and poverty among the people.