re: In your own words, describe your understanding of Islam.

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Islam is more of a political ideology than a religion. They have a whole system of gevernance called sharia.

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Good GOD it is getting thick up in here.

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Halakha (/h??'l??x?/; Hebrew: ????????, Sephardic: [hala'?a]; also transliterated as halacha, halakhah, halachah or halocho) (Ashkenazic: [ha'lo?o]) is the collective body of Jewish religious laws derived from the Written and Oral Torah.

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Judaism classically draws no distinction in its laws between religious and non-religious life; Jewish religious tradition does not distinguish clearly between religious, national, racial, or ethnic identities.[2] Halakha guides not only religious practices and beliefs, but numerous aspects of day-to-day life. Halakha is often translated as "Jewish Law," although a more literal translation might be "the way to behave" or "the way of walking." The word derives from the root that means "to behave" (also "to go" or "to walk").

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Just a little FYI, Sharia also means road path. Both Judaism and Islam derive legal theories from their respective documents. Sharia, like Judaic law, is not a fixed document of legal procedure. It's malleable, having been interpreted in uncountable ways throughout its history.