﴿وَمَنْ أَحْسَنُ مِنَ اللهِ حُكْماً لِقَوْمٍ
يُوْقِنُونَ﴾
“But who is better than Allah in judgement
for a people who are certain [in faith]” [Al-Ma’ida: 50]
(Translated)
The country is occupied these days with frantic calls for the election of
new candidates for the Ummah Council, after the issuance of a decree by the emir
to dissolve the previous council and the call for new elections to be held on
Saturday, 26/11/ 2016.
While people are busy with the details and issues of the local political
scene, we would like to draw attention to matters in their proper place:
To rule by Allah’s Shariah in all disputes between the people is an
obligation. Allah (swt) linked it to belief, He says: ﴿فَلَا وَرَبِّكَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ حَتَّىٰ
يُحَكِّمُوكَ فِيمَا شَجَرَ بَيْنَهُمْ ثُمَّ لَا يَجِدُوا فِي أَنْفُسِهِمْ
حَرَجًا مِمَّا قَضَيْتَ وَيُسَلِّمُوا تَسْلِيمًا﴾ “But
no, by your Lord, they will not [truly] believe until they make you, [O Muhammad],
judge concerning that over which they dispute among themselves and then find
within themselves no discomfort from what you have judged and submit in [full,
willing] submission” [an-Nisa’: 65]
The issue that Shariah contains rulings that organise the governance of
the people and the relationship between the ruler and the ruled, is a settled,
clear, and unquestionable matter.
The Democratic system stipulates that sovereignty is for the people,
ruling and the right to legislate belongs to the people, the people have the
right to appoint the ruler, and the right to remove him, and have the right to
legislate the constitution and laws, and the right to cancel, amend, and reform
them.
Whereas in the Islamic ruling system, the Khilafah (Caliphate),
sovereignty belongs to the Shar’i not to the people, neither the people nor the
Khaleefah have the right to legislate, Allah (swt) is the Legislator. People
(Ummah) do not have the right to remove the ruler, he is removed by the Shariah,
but the Ummah has the right to appoint him, because Islam has made the
authority for the Ummah, so people choose a representative (Khaleefah) and give
him the Bay’ah.
From this point, we stress that
seeking Allah’s pleasure comes first; the political stability can only be
achieved by following Allah’s Law and the rejection of the democratic system.
Allah Azza Wa Jal said: ﴿وَمَنْ
أَعْرَضَ عَنْ ذِكْرِي فَإِنَّ لَهُ مَعِيشَةً ضَنكًا﴾ “And whoever
turns away from My remembrance - indeed, he will have a depressed life”
[Ta-Ha: 124]
The
true slogan that must be raised by every sincere person seeking the correct
political solution should be: “Sovereignty is for the Shar’i and the Sultan
(authority) is for the Ummah” Yes, sovereignty is for the Shar’i, and everyone
is subject to Shar’i and not the opposite, where the Shar’i is subject to yes
or no votes!!
And
yes, the Sultan (authority) is for the Ummah, the Ummah choose a ruler who
implements the Shariah, and to take away this right is a crime in the Islamic
law. Omar Bin Al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "If a man
swore allegiance to a another man without consulting Muslims, neither him nor
the one he gave allegiance to must be followed, they have put themselves at
risk to be killed”.
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