politics in-islam
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Islam is a complete code of life. It extends over the entire spectrum of life, showing us how to conduct all human activities in a sound and wholesome manner.
And so is it about Politics .
Politics :-( from Greek: politikos, meaning "of, for, or relating to citizens") is the practice and theory of influencing other people on a civic or individual level.
More narrowly, it refers to achieving and exercising positions of governance — organized control over a human community, particularly a state.
Two extreme views of Muslims about politics:1. Some people Separates Religión from the politics and state,
asking his followers to render unto Caesar what was his and unto God what was His.:
2. some consider politics & goveronment as the ultímate goalof islam. All religious activities, worshipping forms and divine commands are taken as tools to obtain and sustaingoveronment
Consequences of extremism• 1.The order of priority get reversed. political activities
become superior to “direct worship "and individual purification. Resulting lack of strong character and pious attributes in workers
• While khilafat is the gift for the eligible.. Allah said:
• "Allah has promised those amongst you who believe and work righteous deeds, that he will indeed grant
them inheritance of power in the earth, as he granted it to those before them;”(24:55)
Consequences of extremism• 2.Traditional worshipping forms like namaz, fasting,
recitation once considered secondary activities, can be neglected or compromised for primary goal (politics).e.g. prayer is delayed or even neglected during political gatherings
• While, according to Quran, The vision of an Islamicstate and the purpose of its political authority is toimplement the worshipping forms. Allah tala said:
• “ they are those who , when WE give them power in the land, establish salah and pay zakat, bid the fair and
forbid the unfair”(22:41)
The Islamic Political System is based on the following main principles: 1. Sovereignty of Allah swt.
2. Khilafah of Mankind
3. Legislation by Shura (Consultation).
4. Accountability of government
5. Independence of judiciary.
6. Equality before law.
Sovereignty of Allah SWT
Sovereignty means the source of power. Allah is the supreme Lawgiver, the Absolute Judge, and the Legislator . It is Allah who knows what is good and what is bad for His servants.
إن الحكم إال لله"Verily, Ruling is only for Allah" [Yusaf: 40]
All human beings unitedly cannot change His law. Voting on a Hukamof Allah to accept or reject it as being the law of the land is unlawful because a Muslims doesn’t have any right to have any say once Allah has legislated a matter
“It is not fitting for a Believer, men or women, when a matter has been decided by Allah and His Messenger to have any option about their
decision”(33:36)
Khilafah of Mankind (Vicegerency of man) Man is the vicegerent, the agent or the representative
of Allah SWT on earth. Allah is the sovereign and man is His representative.
In the political sense, Khilafah means that human beings should implement the will of Allah on earth as His deputy or agent.
Khilafah is a trust, not the honor itself.
Legislation by Shura (Consultation): Islam teaches us to run a government, to make
legislation and decisions by the process of Shura.
Shura means "to take decisions by consulting with experts”
This is an important part of the Islamic political
system. There is no scope for dictatorship, monarchy, autocracy in Islam.
Accountability of government The Islamic political system makes the ruler and the
government responsible firstly to Allah and then to the people.
We must remember here that both the ruler and the ruled are the Khalifah of Allah
A ruler is a servant of the people, not their master.
The responsibility of the ruler is heaver than the ruled.
Independence of judiciary In the Islamic political system, the Judiciary is
independent of the Executive.
The head of the state or any government minister could be called to the court if necessary.
They would be treated no differently from other citizens.
KHILAFAT MONARCHY
Does not believe in” racialaristocracy” in which thesupreme power is restricted tospecific lineage or race. Nokhalifa rashid appointed his sonas successor
Khaleefah must have sevenconditions:Muslim,,Sane,Free,Male,Mature(Baligh),Adl(opposite of fasiq),Is capable ofruling (Qadir)
The Khaleefah is accountable andcan be punished by law if foundguilty. cannot change the judge ifhe is hearing a case against theKhaleefah
Ruling is hereditary
His attributes cannot be challenged
Not accountable to any law, this lead to pharaoh’ s claim to be GOD
KHILAFAT DEMOCRACY
It is the people who are looked upon as sovereign, enjoying the right to rule as word is derived fromdemokratie, the root meaningbeing demos (people) and kratos (rule).
Decisions are taken on meremajority basis
Chief executive cannt overlook his cabinet orparliment members’ decision
Sovereignty of Allah SWT
Majority is considered, but of religious scholars and intellectuals
Khalifa take consultation with council of intellectuals , but he is not bound to act upon their view.
KHILAFAT DEMOCRACY
Source of Legislation
:Devine Revelation (Qur’an,
Sunnah, Ijma’, Qiyas)
Like marriage and financial
contracts, Khilafah contract
is also not time-bound.
Khilafah is a much stable
Political system
• Source of Legislation:Human mind (Freedoms,Moralities, Equalities)
He is elected for a limited
time of 5 years. why does a
good rulers should rule only
just for five years and a bad
rulers should stay for five
long years?
Flaws Of Democracy
First Flaw Democracy follows essentially a doctrine of moral
relativism(the belief that concepts such as right and wrong, goodness and badness, or truth and falsehood are not absolute but change from culture to culture and situation to situation),
only what a larger group of people would agree to value, is to be given any value.
so no obstacle for vulgarity in democracy, since nothing can be considered “bad” unanimously
E.g. Wolfe den report published in Britain on 4 September 1957
Second Flaw Votes are counted not weighted. It is fact that
intellectuals always remain less in figures.
Quran says:
“ and if you obey majority of those on earth, they will make you lose the way of allah”(6:116)
Non-muslims were always in majority, but prophets never obeyed them
Third Flaw Chief executive is bound to take advice of parliament
members, even if he alone stand with the right decision, but has to go the majority’s wrong view.
While in Islam, khalifa is considered so wise that even he can ignore majority. Allah said:
And consult them In affairs, then, when you have
taken a decision put Thy trust In Allah (2: 159)
Hazrat abu bakar (r.a) was against majority while declaring jihad against zakat rejecters, afterward history proved his wisdom
Fourth FlawSince the Khaleefah doesn’t have any legislative
powers he cannot be blackmailed or pressurized tomake laws by the Majlis-e-Ummah, lobbies or masses
PM could be dictated by pressure groups,multinational Comps., IMF, WB.