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Umar Abdullah

Come Election time, people belonging to different

democracieswill flock to thepolls ingreatnumbers, inan

effort to cement the throne of this satanic oppressive

system they call democracy. Ridiculously Muslims too will

findthemselvesatthehelmreadytosacrificetheirlivesfor

the purposes of obeying man and disobeying Allah (God

Almighty). To think that Muslims will actually use their

Shahaadah

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ofAllahoverusisagraveandhideoussinconsideredtobe

theworstcrime inthesightofAllah(GodAlmighty),which

is associating partners with Him. This is going against

tawheed al haakimeeyah i.e. Belief in the One Law Giver(Allah; God Almighty). Oh! You who believe! This act ofcastingyourvotewillonlybetoyourdetriment.

The following will showjust how wrong and sinful youare:


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In Memory of

Abu-Hisham Hassan Muhammad

May Allah give him the gift of Jannat-ul-

Firdaus. Without his understanding,

patience and assistance, this book

would not have been possible.

Ameen.


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VOTE AT YOUR OWNRISK!

ALLAH DOES NOT ACCEPT OTHERTHAN ISLAM FROM ANYONE

Beware Of Your CreatorBY:

Umar Abdullah

Therefore fear not men but Fear Me (Allah) and sell not My Verses for amiserable price.

And whosoever does not judge by what Allah (God Almighty) has revealed,Such are the Kafirun (Quran: 5:44)

There is no obedience to the Created in disobedience to the Creator.

The Creature most beloved of Allah (God Almighty) is a just leader.The Creature most hateful to Allah (God Almighty) Is a despotic leader.

The worst place on Earth is a Market;The worst market is the parliament...

Because in the parliament they sell the Laws of Allah (God Almighty)For a miserable price.


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CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

Islams Opinion of Democracy 5

Hadharah (Culture) and Madaniyyah (Civilization) 6

Democratic Capitalism 7

Islams Opinion on Rights or Freedoms 8

The Principles of Government In Islam 9

Dar Al-Islam, Dar Al-Kufr 11

The Structure of The Islamic System of Government 12

Desire for Leadership Without Understanding The Serious Responsibility Involved 14

This Enjoining Must be With That Which Allah and His Prophet Have Enjoined 16

Who Are Those In Authority Among You Who Enjoin What Is Right 17

Allah Does Not Accept Other Than Islam From Anyone 18

Al Khalq, Al Amr and Shar or Sharia 20

Conclusion 21

To The Muslims of Trinidad and Tobago 23


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ISLAMS OPINION OFDEMOCRACYDemocracy is the rule of the people, for the people, by the people. The basis of the democraticsystem is that people possess the right of sovereignty, choice and implementation. They havethe right to execute their own choices because they are their own masters and no one has anysovereignty over them. They are therefore the lawmakers. They make the laws, which theychoose and cancel the laws, which they choose to remove; and because all people cannot dothis by themselves, they elect representatives to make laws on their behalf. The people possess

the right of ruling and implementation. Since it is unfeasible for them to rule by themselves, theyelect rulers to rule on their behalf by the laws, which people have made. Hence the people arethe masters, the ones who put laws and who govern.

This is the democratic system, and it is a Kufr system (A system of governance that is indisobedience to the Creator) because man lays it down and it is not from the Shariah Laws(Divine Laws). Therefore to rule by democracy is to rule by disbelief, and to call for it is to call fora Kufr system (A system of governance that is in disobedience to the Creator). Therefore to callfor it is prohibited and to take from it is prohibited under all conditions. This democratic system isagainst the laws of Islam because Muslims are ordered to perform their actions by the laws ofIslam. A Muslim is Allahs (God Almightys) slave. He acts only according to Allahs (GodAlmightys) injunctions, i.e. What He has ordered and what He has prohibited.

The Ummah (Brotherhood of the Muslims) cannot act according to its desire because it does notown the sovereignty. The one, which controls the choice of the Ummah, (Brotherhood of theMuslims)therefore, does not possess the right of legislation because Allah (God Almighty) is thelegislator. If the whole Ummah (Brotherhood of the Muslims) decides to allow what Allah hasprohibited like riba (Interest) or monopolizing or adultery or drinking wine, its consensus will beof no value because it contradicts with the laws of Allah (God Almighty). If it insists on doing so,it should be fought against. However Allah has given the authority i.e. of rule, and theimplementation to the Ummah (Brotherhood of the Muslims) and therefore given it the right toelect or appoint a ruler, so that he rules and implements on His behalf. Allah has ordained thatthe way this ruler is to be selected is through the bayah (Allegiance), and with this it is easy torealize the difference between sovereignty and authority. The sovereignty belongs to Allah and

the authority given by Him is for the Ummah (Brotherhood of the Muslims).


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HADHARAH (CULTURE) ANDMADANIYYAH (CIVILIZATION)Culture is a collection of concepts about life. Civilization is the material shapes that are used inmatters of life. Culture is therefore specific according to ones viewpoint in life. Therefore,Islamic culture is not equivalent to Western culture or Communist culture since every one ofthese culture has a different specific viewpoint with respect to life. Therefore it is prohibited for

Muslims to take anything from Western or Communist culture, because of their contradictionwith Islam.

As far as civilization is concerned, if it results from a culture, like paintings of living things andstatues, it is then considered specific to that culture and it is not allowed to be taken. TheIslamic culture prohibits the making and the owing of statues as it prohibits the drawing of livingthings, whilst the Western culture and Communist culture allow them and dont forbid them.

If the civilization results from the progress of science and technology, like the means oftransportation e.g. aeroplanes, ships and cars and also like the means of production such asagriculture, advance machines of war and all that the human mind has produced as invention,discoveries, or as a result of scientific progress and technological advancement like computers,

then they can be acquired since they do not go against the laws of Islam; indeed it Is necessaryto acquire them. All these are universal forms and they are for the whole world and are notspecific to any culture, nation or to any religion, in fact they are for all of mankind because theydo not depend on culture nor on the point of view of life.


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DEMOCRATIC CAPITALISMThis is the ideology of the Western nations and the United States, and it is an ideology based onthe separation of religion from the state and worldly life and encapsulated in the statementRender unto Caesar what is Caesars and unto God what is Gods.

On this basis, it is man who lays down the system by which he lives. This ideology is Kufr (Asystem of governance that is in disobedience to the Creator) in nature and contradicts Islambecause Allah (God Almighty) is the sole Legislator and He is the only One Who laid down thesystem for man and made the state a part of the laws of Islam. He made it imperative that all

matters of life be solved by Islamic laws, which He has revealed. Therefore it is prohibited forMuslims to embrace the Capitalist ideology or to accept its system of governance. It is clear thatthis ideology and system of governance is Kufr (A system of governance that is in disobedienceto the Creator) and as such contradicts Islam.


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ISLAMS OPINION ON RIGHTSOR FREEDOMSOne of the most emphasized ideas in the Capitalist ideology is the necessity to safeguard therights (freedoms) of man. These rights are: freedom of belief, freedom of speech, freedom ofownership of capital and personal freedom. The freedom of ownership resulted in the Capitalisteconomic system which is based on benefit and which led to immense monopolies that pushedthe Western disbelieving nations to colonize people and exploit their riches.

The four common freedoms are in conflict with the laws of Islam. The Muslim is not free in thematter of his belief because if he apostasies from Islam, he is asked to return. If he does not, hispunishment is death. The Messenger (Peace and Blessing be upon him) of Allah said,Whosoever changes his Deen, kill him. The Muslim is not free in his opinion. His opinion is theopinion of Islam and it is not allowed for a Muslim to have an opinion other than that of Islam.The Muslim is not free to own and it is not correct for him to own except according to the divinemeans of ownership. He is not free to own what he likes and buy the way he likes. He is ratherrestricted by the divine means of ownership and prohibited to own by means other than these.He cannot own by using riba (Interest) or by monopolies or hoarding or by selling alcohol, pigsor similar means whch are prohibited. Personal freedom does not exist in Islam because aMuslim is not free in personal affairs, but he is rather restricted by the Islamic Law. If he does

not perform salaah or fast, for example, he must be punished. If he drinks alcohol or commitsadultery, he is punished. If a woman comes out uncovered or with a dazzling display of herbeauty she is punished. Therefore the freedoms as defined in the Western Capitalist systemsimply do not exist in Islam and they are in absolute conflict with the laws of Islam.


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THEPRINCIPLES OF

GOVERNMENT IN ISLAM

Islamic Authority:

Islam has defined the Islamic authority as the rule according to that which Allah has revealed:And rule between them by what Allah has revealed, and do not follow their whims, and beware

that they tempt you away from even some part of what Allah has revealed to you. (Quran 5:48-49)

Thereupon every authority that rules according to what Allah has revealed i.e. rules exclusivelyaccording to the Book and the Sunnah is an Islamic authority.

THE ISLAMIC SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT IS BASED ON FOUR PRINCIPLES:

1. SOVEREIGNTY IS FOR ALLAH AND NOT FOR THE PEOPLEWhat controls and runs the Muslims and the Ummah (Brotherhood of the Muslims) is notthe Muslims themselves, nor the Ummah, (Brotherhood of the Muslims) rather thechoice of the Muslims and the Ummah (Brotherhood of the Muslims) is regulatd by

Allahs orders and prohibitions only. Surely they will not believe until they make you thejudge in what they disagree. (Quran 4:65)

It is not for the believer (Male or Female) that when Allah and His Messenger (Peaceand Blessing be upon him) have decided a matter that they should have any choice intheir matter (Quran 33:36)

O you who believe! Obey Allah, obey the Messenger (Peace and Blessing be upon him)and the rulers from amongst you and if you disagree on a matter then return it (For

judgment) to Allah and the Messenger (Peace and Blessing be upon him) if you trulybelieve in Allah and the Last Day. (Quran 4:59)

And the Messenger (Peace and Blessing be upon him) of Allahs saying, None of youwill be a (true) believer until his desire follows that which I have come with (i.e. Islam).

These evidences are explicit in showing sovereignty belongs to Allah and not theUmmah (Brotherhood of the Muslims).

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By its very method, It is clear that the authority i.e. the government, is for the Ummah(Brotherhood of the Muslims) as it is defined by the Law-Giver in appointing the Khilafah(Leader) by the Ummah (Brotherhood of the Muslims) through the bayah (Allegiance),and also from the fact that the Khilafah (Leader) takes the authority by the bayah and hegoverns the Ummah (Brotherhood of the Muslims) on its behalf. The very fact that the

Khilafah (Leader) takes the bayah (Allegiance) is a clear proof that the actual authorityis from the Ummah, (Brotherhood of the Muslims) who gives it to whom it sees fit.

There are also other explicit ahadith [Sayings of Prophet Muhammad (Peace andBlessing be upon him)] which states that the Ummah appoints the leader and gives abayah (Allegiance) to him. It is narrated by Abdullah ibn Amr that the Messenger(Peace and Blessing be upon him) of Allah said, It is not allowed that three be in theopen (During a journey) and that they do not make one of them their leader. It is clearhere that the appointer is the Ummah (Brotherhood of the Muslims) and the ahadith[Sayings of Prophet Muhammad (Peace and Blessing be upon him)] of bayah(Allegiance) already mentioned, clearly makes the point that the authority is from theUmmah (Brotherhood of the Muslims).

3. THERE IS ONLY ONE KHILAFAH (LEADER) I.E. FOR THE UMMAH (Brotherhood ofthe Muslims)

To appoint one Khilafah (Leader) upon all Muslims to represent them in the governmentis a duty of the Muslims for example Nafia narrates from Ibn Umar, who said, I heardthe Messenger (Peace and Blessing be upon him) of Allah say: He who dies whilst therewas no bayah (Allegiance) on his neck, he dies a death of jahiliyyah (Ignorance).Ubada ibn as-Samit said, We took an oath on the Messenger (Peace and Blessing beupon him) of Allah that we would obey him and listen to him in the time of ease orhardship and we would not dispute the authority from those who have the right to it and

that we would stand or say the truth wherever we were, not fearing the blame ofanybody for the sake of Allah. A matter also indicative by the Ijma (Consensus) of theSahabah [Companions of the Prophet Muhammad (Peace and Blessing be upon him)].

4. THE KHILAFAH (LEADER) ALONE HAS THE RIGHT TO ADOPT AND ENFORCEISLAMIC OPINIONS IN THE STATE

The Khilafah (Leader) is the one who issues the constitution and the various canons.The Ijma (Consensus) of the Sahabah [Companions of the Prophet Muhammad (Peaceand Blessing be upon him)] proves that only the Khilafah (Leader) can adopt divine lawsand from this consensus is deduced these famous principles: The Imams order settles

the differences and The Imams order is implemented and The Imam can put forwardas many solutions as the (number of) problems which arise.


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DAR AL-ISLAM, DAR AL-KUFRDar al-Islamis the land where Islamic Law is implemented in all matters of life and ruling andwhose security is maintained in the name of Islam even if its citizens are non-Muslim.

Dar al-Kufris the land where Kufrlaws are implemented in all matters of life and whose securityis maintained in the name of Kufreven if all its citizens are Muslims. This is because thecriterion of a region being Dar al-Islamor Dar al-Kufrare the laws that are implemented thereand the security by which it is protected, the criterion is not the religion of its citizens. Out of theMuslim countries of today, there is no single country or state where Islamic laws are exclusively

implemented in ruling and lifes affairs therefore all of them are considered Dar al-Kufralthoughtheir citizens are Muslims.

Therefore Islam makes it a duty upon all Muslims to change their countries from Dar al-KufrtoDar al-Islam, and this can only be achieved by establishing the Islamic State i.e. the Khilafah(Leader), through preaching and persuasion and the use of physical power or Jihad (Holy Warto establish Allahs Law) and by electing a Khilafah (Leader) and taking a bayah (Allegiance) onhim that he will rule by the Word of Allah i.e. he will implement Islamic laws in the country wherethe Khilafah (Leader) has been established. Then the Muslims should work with the Khilafah(Leader) to combine the rest of the Islamic countries with it, hence the countries will becomeDar al-Islamand they will then carry Islam to the world through invitation or dawah (IslamicMessage) and Jihad (Holy War to establish Allahs Law).


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THE STRUCTURE OF THEISLAMIC SYSTEM OFGOVERMENT

Islam has determined the structure of Islamic government to be the system of Khilafah (IslamicLeadership) and it is the only system of ruling of the Islamic State. The book of hadith [Sayingsof Prophet Muhammad (Peace and Blessing be upon him)] by Muslim narrated about AbuHazim, who said, I accompanied Abu Hurayrah for five years and heard him talking of theProphets saying: The Prophets ruled over Bani Israel, whenever a Prophet died anotherProphet succeeded him, but there will be no Prophet after me. There will be Khulafaa (IslamicLeadership) and they will number many.

This hadith is a clear statement of the fact that the Islamic structure of government after theMessenger of Allah is the Khilafah. This fact is strengthened by evidence from numerous otherahadith that the Khilafah or Imamah (Islamic Leadership) is the only system of government inIslam.

As a result, the Republican system is not an Islamic system and Islam does not approve of itwhether it is Presidential in nature as in the US or it is Parliamentary, as found here in Trinidad,

because the Republican system in both these forms is based on the democratic system whichgives the sovereignty to the people, whilst the system of Khilafah (Islamic Leadership) is basedon the system of Islam that gives sovereignty to Allah, accordingly the Ummah (Brotherhood ofthe Muslims) does not have the right to remove the Khalifah (Islamic Leadership), though it hasthe right to choose him and to account to him, only the Islamic rule can remove the Khalifah(Islamic Leadership) i.e. in case he works against the Shariah in such a way that it becomesnecessary to remove him. The power to decide whether the Khalifah has worked against theLaw such that he must be removed rests with Allah and the Rasuul [Prophet Muhammad(Peace and Blessing be upon him)] due to Allah saying.

O you who believe! Obey Allah, obey the Messenger and the rulers from amongst you, and ifyou disagree on a matter then return it (for judgment) to Allah and the Messenger if you truly

believe in Allah and the Last Day (Quran 4:9)

This means that they must turn over the matter to the Law of Allah and His Messenger (Peaceand Blessing be upon him); whilst in the case of the President or Prime Minister the people havethe right to remove him, because the people have the sovereignty and the authority. TheKhalifah (Islamic Leadership) is not elected for a limited term: the only limitation to his rule is theimplementation of Islam. If he does not implement Islam, he will be removed even if it is afteronly one month of his appointment. In contrast the President or Prime Minister is elected for a


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limited term. Moreover, in the Parliamentary system there is the Prime Minister beside thePresident. The President is only a figurehead without power; the real power rests with the PrimeMinister. The Khalifah (Islamic Leadership) is the real ruler and he rules and implements hisorders and he has no ministers who rule independent of him. Although the President in thePresidential system is himself the actual ruler, he does have with him ministers who have

authority of ruling and he is their head and his rank is that of the President of the government.This is in contradiction to the system of Khilafah (Islamic Leadership) where the Khalifah(Islamic Leadership) rules directly, and he has with him assistants. These assistants do nothave the powers of ministers as in the democratic Republican system. When the Khalifah(Islamic Leadership) becomes the ruler, he is the ruler in the capacity of the head of state andnot the head of an executive committee. Therefore there exist a great difference between theRepublican and the Khilafah (Islamic Leadership) system and therefore it is not allowed to saythat the system of government in Islam is Republican nor that Islam is a Republican systembecause of the complete contradiction between the two.


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DESIRE FOR LEADERSIPWITHOUT UNDERSTANDING THESERIOUS RESPONSIBILITYINVOLVED

This is what the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessing be upon him) warned us against whenhe said, You will be very keen to be leaders, but you will regret it on the Day of Resurrection,for although it seems easy in the beginning, it becomes a hardship later on (Literally: Thebreastfeeding is a luxury but weaning is miserable) Meaning that at the beginning, leadershipbrings wealth, power and enjoyment, but later it brings the risk of being assassinated ordeposed and one will be brought to account on the Day of Resurrection. (Reported byBukhaari, no. 6729)

The Prophet (Peace and Blessing be upon him) also said: If you wish, I could tell you aboutleadership and what it is. Firstly, it is blame; secondly, it is regret; and thirdly, it is punishment onthe Day of Resurrection Except for one who is just. (Reported by Al-Tabaraani in Al-Kabeer, 18/72; Saheeh Al-Jaami, 1420).

If it were the case that a man wanted to carry out duties and responsibilities, where there is onebetter for the job than him, with the intention of doing his best and being sincere and just, asYusuf (Peace be upon him) did, then we could say that this is fair enough but in most cases it isthe matter of a strong desire to lead and put oneself forward although there is a better person,denying the opportunity of leadership to those who are qualified and wanting to be the only oneto issue instructions and prohibitions.

It is forbidden to travel to the lands of the mushrikeen (The worshipers of other than Allah orGod Almighty); to live with the kuffaar; (Disbelievers) to take the kaafirs (Disbelievers) Jews,Christians and other enemies of Allah as close friends instead of the believers; or to takekaafirs (Disbelievers) as close friends instead of the believers; or to take kaafirs (Disbelievers)

as close friends whom one consults and is friendly with.

The right to determine whats halaal (Permissible) is belongs to Allah alone. Whoever claimsthis right or affirms it for someone else is a kaafir (Disbeliever) whose extreme kufr places himbeyond the pale of Islam, as Allah says: Or have they partners with Allah (False gods) whohave instituted for them a religion which has not allowed?... (Quran 42:21)

Another widespread from of al-akbar is the sin of allowing what Allah has forbidden andforbidding what Allah has allowed, or believing that anyone has the right to do so except Allah or


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referring matters for judgment to jaahili (Non-Islamic) courts freely and by choice and believingthat this is permissible. Allah has mentioned this form of major kufr in the Quran: They (Jewsand Christians) took their rabbis and their monks to their lords besides Allah (By obeying themin things which they made lawful or unlawful according to their own desires without beingordered by Allah)... (Quran: 9:31)

When Adiyy ibn Haatim heard the Prophet (Peace and Blessing be upon him) recite this aayah,he said, But they were not worshipping them. The Prophet (Peace and Blessing be upon him)replied, Yes, but they permitted things that Allah had forbidden, and the people accepted thisand they forbade things that Allah had allowed and the people accepted this too and this is aform of worshipping them. [Reported by al-Bukhaari 10/116. Al-Tirmidhi, no. 3095. Al-Albaani classified it as hasan (Authentic) in Ghaayat al-Maraam, p. 19]

Many of those who do not have strong faith deliberately sit with people who are immoral andsinful. They may even sit with those who attack the Shareeah (Islamic Law) and make fun ofIslam and the people who adhere to it strictly. There is no doubt that this is a forbidden deed,one that could undermine a persons belief. Allah says: And when you see those who engage

in a false conversation about Our Verses by mocking at them, stay away from them ill they turnto another topic and if Shaytaan causes you to forget, then after the remembrance sit not in thecompany of those people who are the zaalimoon (Polytheists and wrongdoers, etc.) (Quran6:68)

In that case it is not permitted to sit with them, even if they are closely related or are very kindand good company, except for the purposes of dawah or refuting their false talk but acceptingand remaining quiet about their conduct is not permitted. Allah says: They (The hypocrites)swear to you (Muslims) that you may be pleased with them but if you are pleased with them,certainly Allah is not pleased with the people who are al-faasiqoon (Rebellious and disobedientto Allah). (Quran 9:96)


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THIS ENJOINING MUST BE WITHTHAT WHICH ALLAH AND HISPROPHET HAVE ENJOINED

Enjoining and forbidding are of necessity with the presence of human beings. However, onemay fail to enjoin the maruf, (Truth) which Allah and His Prophet (Peace and Blessing be uponhim) have enjoined and to forbid the munkar, (Falsehood) which Allah and His Prophet haveforbidden as well as one may be ordered to do the maruf, (Truth) which Allah and His Prophethave ordered, and be forbidden the munkar, (Falsehood) which Allah and His Prophet haveforbidden. Either way, there will always be some kind of enjoining and forbidding. This may bewith that which is opposite to the good and the evil, which Allah and His Prophet have defined orit may be with that which contains elements of both the truth, which Allah sent down and thefalsehood for which Allah has sent no authority. If this admixture is taken as a way of Life(Deen), it is a deen (Life) of innovation, falsehood and going astray and since, as we haveshown; if every single person living and acting with free will, who are seekers of the truth andtillers of the earth, if their intentions and actions are not righteous and for the sake of Allah,and probably of necessity commits acts which are corrupt, or not for the sake of Allah that isfalsehood and invalid, as Allah said: Verily, your efforts are various. (Quran 92:4).

Such actions, all of them are invalid like the actions (However good) of the disbelievers: Thosewho reject faith and hider from the path of Allah, Allah will send all of their works astray. (Quran47:1)

As for those who disbelieve, their works are like a mirage in an empty plain. The thirsty onebelieves it to be water, but when he reaches it, he finds it to be nothing and he finds Allah therewho gives him his full account, and Allah is very quick to take account. (Quran 24:39)

And we turned to all the works, which they had done, and made them (as) floating dust. (Theword literally means the dust, which can be seen in the air in the beam of light coming inthrough a small opening.) (Quran 25:23)


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WHO ARE THOSE INAUTHORITY AMONG YOU WHOENJOIN WHAT IS RIGHT?

Allah has ordered us in His Book to obey Him, to obey His Prophet and to obey those inauthority among the believers saying: O, you who believe, obey Allah and obey His Prophetand those in authority among you and if you disagree in any issue, take it back to Allah and tothe Prophet, if you truly believe in Allah and the Last Day. That is best and will have the bestfinal result (In Application). (Quran: 4:59)

Those in authority are: The possessors of authority and its people. They are the ones whoenjoin the people and forbid them. Both those having political and temporal power and thepeople of knowledge and intellectual influence share this. Thus Those in authority consist oftwo categories: The scholars and the rulers. When they are righteous, the people are righteousand when they are corrupt, the people are corrupt.

Just as Abu Bakr (May Allah be pleased with him) said: As long as your rulers are upright. Ofthis group are the kings and the Sheikhs and the men of religion, along with anyone who is

followed by someone, who is also in a position of authority among you. It is upon each andevery one of them to enjoin what Allah has enjoined and forbid what Allah has forbidden.Furthermore, it is upon everyone who is required in Islam to obey his Amir or others, to obeythem in (All that is) obedience to Allah and not to obey him in disobedience to Allah.

Abu Bakr (May Allah be pleased with him) said when he first assumed the Caliphate: O,people, the strong among you is the weak as far as I am concerned until I take from you whatyou possess (And give it to their rightful owners). Obey me, as long as I obey Allah and if Idisobey Allah, I have no right to your obedience.


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ALLAH DOES NOT ACCEPTOTHER THAN ISLAM FROMANYONE

This is the general concept of Islam, other than which Allah will not accept from anyone. Allahsaid: Whosoever desires other than Islam as his way (Deen) that will never be accepted fromhim and in the hereafter he is among those in abject loss. (Quran 3:85)

Allah bears witness that there is no deity other than Him and the angels (Also bear witness)and those having knowledge. He is complete in His Justice. There is no deity but Him, themighty and the wise. Verily the (One and only) way in the sight of Allah is Islam (Submission)(Quran 3:18-19)

O, you who believe do not take the Jews and the Christians as allies (Friends and Protectors).They are allies of each other. Whoever among you puts his allegiance with them is certainly oneof them. Allah does not guide a people who oppress.

And you see those in whose heart is a sickness rushing to (Make alliances with) them, saying:We fear being caught in some unfortunate turn of events. Perhaps Allah will bring victory or

something from Him, such that they come to regret that which they hid within themselves.

And the believers (Will) say: Are these the ones who swore their strongest oaths that they werewith you? Their works have been invalidated and they have ended up in complete loss.

O, you who believe, whosoever among you turns back from his way (Islam) Allah will surelybring another people whom He loves and who love Him. (They will be) humble and merciful withthe believers, strong and firm with the disbelievers; they fight in the part of Allah and do not fearthe blame of those who blame. This is the grace of Allah and He gives it to whom He wishesand Allah is encompassing, knowing of all things.

Verily, your (True) ally is Allah, His Prophet and those who believe; those who establish the

prayer, pay the zakat, and bow in prayer. Whoever puts his allegiance with Allah, His Prophetand those who believe, the party of Allah are surely the victorious ones. (Quran 5:51-56)

Thereupon the only true alliance is with Allah, the Truth that is the best in reward and best infinal results. (Quran 18:44)

Abu Hurayrah narrates in the sahih (Authentic) Hadith (Saying of the Prophet Muhammad)found in the collection of Al-Bukhaari that the Prophet (Peace and Blessing be upon him) said:


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Allah says: I have declared war on anyone who is an enemy of any of my allies. There isnothing better with which my slave can come closer to me than fulfilling all that I have madeobligatory upon him. Then, my salve will continue to come closer to me by making extra effortsuntil I love him. When I love him, I am his hearing with which he hears, his sight with which hesees, his hand with which he strikes and his leg with which he walks. If he asks me, I will give

him, if he seeks refuge with me, I will give him refuge. I have not hesitated in anything which Ido as I hesitate in taking the soul of my believing slave. He dislikes death and I dislike annoyinghim but he must meet his death. This is the most authenticated narration about the awliyaa(Allies) of Allah, in it; the Prophet explains that to be enemies of the allies of Allah is to enterwarfare against Allah!

In another hadith, the Prophet (Peace and Blessing be upon him) says: I will take revenge formy allies as the revenge of a ferocious fighting lion. i.e. He will extract revenge from those whooppose His allies as a fighting lion take his revenge. The reason for this is that awliyaa (Allies)of Allah are those who believe in Him, and give their full loyalty to Him. Thus, they love all thatwhich Allah loves, hate what He hates, are pleased with what pleases Him, despise what Hedespises, they enjoin that which He enjoins, forbid that which He forbids, they give to those

whom Allah loves for them to be given and withhold from those whom Allah loves not toreceive.

The Prophet (Peace and Blessing be upon him) said, in yet another hadith (Saying of ProphetMuhammad) narrated by At-Tirmidhi and others:The most dependable handhold on faith is:Love for the sake of Allah and hatred for the sake of Allah.

And continuing further along the same thought, in another hadith, (Saying of ProphetMuhammad) narrated by Abu Daud, the Prophet (Peace and Blessing be upon him) said:Whoever loves for Allah, hates for Allah, gives for Allah and withholds for Allah, has sought thecompletion of his faith. Since the waliy of Allah is the one who agrees with and follows Allah inall that he loves and accepts, hates and despises and enjoins and forbids, it is clear why the

enemy of Allahs waliy has in fact put himself in a position of enmity with Allah.

Allah said: Do not take my enemy and your enemy as allies (Awliyaa) toward whom you(Secretly) cast your love. (Quran 60:1)

Thus whoever bears enmity towards the allies of Allah bears enmity towards Allah and whoeverbears enmity towards Allah is at war with Allah. This is why the Prophet(Peace and Blessing beupon him)said in another version of the hadith about the allies ofAllah: Whoever bears enmitytowards an ally of mine has entered into warfare with me.


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AL-KHALQ, AL-AMR AND SHAROR SHARIAMany people become confused and fail to differentiate between the realities having to do withAllahs orders, his deen (Way of life) which He has enjoined on mankind and the jinns (Spiritualbeings), the imaan (Faith) of His saves on the one hand and the realities of having to deal withHis creation, His decree, His complete power and control over everything in the universe and allevents which occur therein.

To Allah belongs creation (Al-Khalq) and Sovereignty, authority or command (Al-Amr).

If the intended meaning of the words shar or sharia (Islamic Law) is the ruling delivered by theruler or judge, he may indeed be an oppressor or he may be just, he may have arrived at thecorrect ruling or he may be mistaken. Sometimes, the intended meaning of the word is theopinion of the imams of fiqh such as Abu Hanifa, Ath-Thawri, Malik ibn Anas, Al-AwzaaI, Al-Laith ibn Sad, Ash-Shafii, Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Dawud and others. The opinions of such peopleare to be supported by evidence from the Quran and the Sunnah. To follow the opinion ofothers in cases such as these is not always the norm: i.e. it is not obligatory upon the nation ofMuslims to follow any one of the imams as it is obligatory on them to follow the Prophet (Peaceand Blessing be upon him). It is also forbidden to follow the opinion of one (Since one cannot be

independent in their ruling based on the original sources, especially not knowing the evidencebehind the opinion followed), as it is forbidden to follow the opinions of people who speakwithout knowledge.

If something is attributed to the law which is not from it, such as a forged hadith (Saying ofProphet Muhammad) or twisting the meanings of the texts in ways not intended by Allah and HisProphet (Peace and Blessing be upon him), etc., this is a changing of the law (Tabdeel). Wemust differentiate between the law sent down, the law re-interpreted (Twisted) and the lawwhich has been changed, just as we must differentiate between the reality relating to Allahsdecree and creation and the reality relating to Allahs order and His deen and between the onewho supports his position with evidence from the Quran and the Sunnah as opposed to the whorelies solely on his feelings or intuitions.


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CONCLUSIONAllah says: It is the party of Allah that must certainly gain victory. (Quran 5:59)This means, that any other party, any other group will certainly be the losers, in this world and inthe hereafter. Because Allah tells us: The party of Shaytaan (Satan) will perish (Quran 58:19)

This word party or hizb of Allah,refers to Muslims who strive against all odds in Allahs causeand is totally different to all other groups or parties; Allah explains: You will not find any peoplewho believe in Allah and the Last Day, loving those who resist Allah and His Apostle, even

though they were their fathers or their sons or their brothers or their kindred. For such, He haswritten faith in their hearts and strengthened them with a sprit from Himself. And He will admitthem to Gardens beneath which rivers flow, to dwell herein. Allah will be well pleased with themand them with Him. They are the Party of Allah (Hizb Allah). Truly it is the Party of Allah that willachieve success. (Quran 58:22)

When a person selects a leader, an Imam, he must be selected according to the Shariah(Islamic Law). This is because everyone will be raised with his or her respective leader or Imamthat he/she would have chosen. Allah declares: One day we shall call together all humanbeings, with their respective Imam (Leaders): Those who are given their record in their righthand will read it (With pleasure) and they will not be dealt with unjustly in the least. But thosewho were blind in this world will be blind in the Hereafter and most astray from the Path.

(Quran 17:71)

There can be no legitimate leadership or party if it does not follow the guidelines of Quran orSunnah (Practice of Prophet Muhammad). The Noble Prophet (Peace and Blessing be uponhim) has said: Obedience is due only in that which is good. (Al-Bukhari). Hearing andobeying are the duty of a Muslim man or woman, both regarding what he/she likes and whathe/she dislikes so long as he/she is not commanded to perform an act of disobedience to Allah,in which case he/she must neither hear nor obey. (Muslim)

Hence, there can be no leadership or organization that is based on falsehood,misrepresentation, or disobedience to what Allah has revealed. And any party or organization,which is based on these premises and false dogmas, should not be adhered too and to which

no obedience is due. How is it possible to join a party other than an Islamic group, following aleader other than a Muslim and believe we are obeying Allah, His Rasuul (Prophet Muhammad)and the Islamic Shariah? (Islamic law)

We have been warned

Abu Hurayrah reported; he heard the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessing be upon him)say: He who obeys me obeys Allah; and he who disobeys me disobeys Allah; and he whoobeys the Amir (Leader), obeys me and he who disobeys the Amir disobeys; and the Imam is


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an amour for protection; the battle is fought for his defence and through him protection issought. So if he commands the doing of duty to Allah and does justice, he has a reward for it; ifhe does otherwise, he shall suffer the consequences of it. (Bukhari)


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TO THE MUSLIMS OF TRINIDADAND TOBAGOOh you who believe!

This act of casting your vote will only be to your own detriment.

PLEASE consider the following:

1. Islam by its very nature is a complete, comprehensive system or way of life. Itencompasses every aspect of life including politics, worship and anything that affects usas human beings.

2. If Allah says to prayer, we have to prayer in accordance with Islam. If Allah says to fast,we have to fast in accordance with Islam. If Allah says to be in politics, it must be inaccordance with Islam. In Islam, benefit can only come from that which is halal(Permissible) so if we as a people in this country, in a non-Islamic society try to uplift ourstatus we have got to do it in accordance with Islam.

3. In Islam the end does not justify the means. Not because you are in this country and youhave laws imposed on you, you must partake in the system to change it. No! BecauseMuhammad (Peace and Blessing be upon him) and the Sahabas (His companions) werealso in a country that was not Islamic. They also had the chance to partake in thatsystem, to change it from the inside out but they did not. They strove hard even thoughthey suffered, some were tortured and killed, but nevertheless they fought and struggleduntil Islam prevailed.

4. A lot of oppressive laws are forced upon us, taxes, insurance, to name a few. We areforced to pay taxes so we pay them. We are forced to pay car insurance so we pay thembut we are not forced to vote so why should we?

5. This Capitalist System also engages in interest which is a sin and a crime in Islam andeven though the Government spends in the causes of Islam its still not okay becausethe system allows interest, it allows oppression of the ummah (Muslim Community) itallows sins and all types of evil to prevail. There is no justification! So if you partake in ityou are making that system stay even longer. Muhammad (Peace and Blessing be uponhim) and the Sahabas (Companions) did not try to make the system of the Quraish staylonger. They tried to abrogate it. They tried to replace it with Islam.


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6. When we present ourselves to the public or to any group of people we must presentourselves as exemplars, not as part of the system or part of the puzzle. We must be partof the mechanism that propagates Islam as a Deen (Way of life) to the whole world. Its

not just to propagate Islam as a faith you practice on Fridays or when you go to theMasjid or when you fast or when you pay charity.

7. Islam is a Deen (A way of life). So if we offer ourselves as followers of this Deen (Way oflife) we have to propagate it. Not just say, I practice but I support the COP, UNC or thePNM. Because these are also deens which Allah will enquire upon on the Day ofJudgment (Yawm mud deen) This is not the Islamic path of trying to establish anythingIslamic or anything just. Justice according to Islam is when you forbid the evil and enjointhe good. To enjoin the good is to forbid the evil. To enjoin the good is to enjoin whatAllah made Halal (Lawful) and to forbid the wrong is to forbid what Allah made Haram(Unlawful). So we cannot mix their standards with Islamic standards.

8. A person that has a true Islamic character is a person who sees Islam, practices Islamand propagates Islam as A whole. So you cannot say you are in this country and aretrying to give a so-call Islamic vote and do it according to their rules, according to theirway, according to their culture because a true Muslim is not a person who tries to pleasethe people to make them happy. You cannot try to mix Islam with Kufr (Disbelief) andexpect good to come out of it. No! You must strive to seek and see all of Islamestablished. Remember the Islamic front of Algeria?

9. In the Quran Allah says that anyone who doesnt rule by Islam is a Kafir (Disbeliever), a

Zaalim or a Faasic. If you vote for a person that will not rule by the law of Allah, youllsupport such a person and in fact youll become such a person. Allah says to rule by HisLaw so we cannot make any excuses saying I am a Trinidadian and I am a COP, a UNCor I am a PNM and that I was forced to vote or otherwise.

10. The fact is Allah gave us orders and Muhammad (Peace and Blessing be upon him)gave us the guide to apply the rules by which Allahs Laws should be established. IfAllah says prayer we prayer according to Islam, if Allah says to fast we fast inaccordance with Islam. If Allah says to give charity it must be in accordance with Islam. IfAllah says to rule it must be in accordance with Islam.

11. If you vote for anyone that would not rule in accordance with Islam you are going againstit. Its like telling the Muslims to prayer according to the Christians and the Hindus, or itslike telling them to pay Charity according to the Hindus. No! Everything must be doneaccording to Islam.

12. The Islamic voice is to call to all of Islam. It is not just to say, well Islam taught us toobey the laws of the land No! Islam tells us not to obey the creation in disobedience to


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the Creator. Allah says to rule by what He has revealed. Allah says Kafirs are not tohave their way over us. We must obey Allah in all aspects of life, including politics.Voting for a person who will not rule by Allahs Law or follows Islam in anyway; shape orform is going against Allah and the Rasuul.

13. I would like to let you Muslims know that Allah ordered us to obey Him and obey Himonly and we cannot associate in any way, what so ever a partner or a competitor withAllah and that includes having a system that goes against the Laws of Allah and theteachings of Muhammad (Peace and Blessing be upon him). Once it is not inaccordance with Islam we cannot insist: If we cant beat them, then lets join them.

14. I hope that you Muslims understand your position. Islam is a Deen (Way of life) and eachdeen (Way of life) has its own way, its own culture, its own teachings, its own conceptand we cannot try to ever compromise Islam with anything else.

YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!

Umar

Abdullah

Digitally signed by Umar Abdullah

DN: cn=Umar Abdullah, o=Waajihatul

Islaamiyyah, ou=Education,

[email protected], c=TT

Date: 2010.05.10 16:12:23 -04'00'

vote at your own risk!

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