Quran: The Book of Divine Government | Quran's Political Philosophy

Quran: Book of Divine Government

Content

Introduction

One Nation of Faith Under God

Legislation/Judgement is For God

One Political Unity of Muslims

A Confederacy of Muslim Geographies

Political, Military and Economic Alliance

Muslim Honor Is Independent Sovereign

No Alliance with Hostile Disbelievers

Obligation to Rule by Shariah Law

Muslim Foreign Policy: Peaceful Co-Existence

Prohibition of Muslim Civil War or Muslim Aggressing Muslim

Prohibition of Mob Rule

Justice & Accountability of Highest Standard

Muslim Ummah is Overseer and Caretaker of Mankind

Islamic Humanitarian War

No Wars of Aggressions

Just & Interest Free Economic System

Universal Respect and Tolerance Irrespective of Race, Gender, Class, Nationality and Ethnicity

Localized & Limited Self Administration for Non-Muslims

Characteristics of Muslim Government, Officials and Citizens

Muslim Social Hierarchy

Conclusion

Further Reading

Introduction

We need the government of Quran in Muslim countries. Whether such results in a confederacy of Islamic governments or a single empire of Muslim countries with a single centralized or distributed government. In absence of the twelfth Imam who will be the leader of all Muslims we can only pursue such a form of distributed or centralized governments. Western Christian colonialism has destroyed the political landscape of world specially Muslims, installing the most corrupt political legacies that haunt Muslims still today.

We Muslims want to be friends with west and have peaceful exchange of knowledge and economy, but West thrives on loot plunder war and devastation. Their whole civilization was powered by these inhuman practices at the expense of other nations and people.. Yet we look at them as models and examples. It is because most of our education system are void of their barbarian history and hence we are kept blind. West must intend to be humane for at least once in their life time.

Muslims race to go and work in west despite racism and Islamophobia they face there. It is because these Muslims want to support their mothers, sisters, children back in home, back in their countries which is ruled by colonial legacy and colonial fallout, country which is backward, corrupt and have no desire to heal itself.

Therefore, we Muslims need the government of Quran. Only this can give us salvation and honor returning us back to the glory that Quran has promised us. This writing clarifies the nature of that Divine government- The Government of Quran.

One Nation of Faith Under God

“Verily, this brotherhood of yours is a single brotherhood, and I am your Lord and Cherisher: therefore, serve Me (and no other).” (Quran 21:92)

Legislation/Judgement is For God

“The command/hukm (or the judgement) is for none but Allah” (Quran 12:40)

One Political Unity of Muslims

“And hold fast, all together, by the rope which Allah (stretches out for you), and be not divided among yourselves” (Quran 3:103)

A Confederacy of Muslim Geographies

“Those who hearken to their Lord, and establish regular Prayer; who (conduct) their affairs by mutual Consultation; who spend out of what We bestow on them for Sustenance;” (Quran 42:38)

Political, Military and Economic Alliance

“The believing men and believing women are allies of one another. They enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong and establish prayer and give zakah and obey Allah and His Messenger. Those - Allah will have mercy upon them. Indeed, Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise.” (Quran 9:71)

“O you who believe! Take not as (your) Bitanah (advisors, consultants, protectors, helpers etc.) those outside yourselves since they will not fail to do their best to corrupt you. They desire to harm you severely. Hatred has already appeared from their mouths, but what their breasts conceal is far worse.
We have certainly made clear to you the signs, if you will use reason. Quran 3 118

Muslim Honor Is Independent Sovereign

“Those who take the unbelievers for guardians rather than believers. Do they seek honor from them? Then surely all honor is for Allah.” (Quran 4:139)

No Alliance with Hostile Disbelievers

“Let not the believers Take for friends or helpers Unbelievers rather than believers..” (Quran 3:28)

Obligation to Rule by Shariah Law

“And whoever does not judge by what Allah has revealed – then it is those who are the disbelievers.” (Quran 5:44)

“And whoever does not judge by what Allah has revealed – then it is those who are the wrongdoers.” (Quran 5:45)

“For each We have appointed a divine law and a traced-out way.” (Quran 5:48)

Muslim Foreign Policy: Peaceful Co-Existence

“O mankind! Lo! We have created you male and female, and have made you nations and tribes that ye may know one another. Lo! the noblest of you, in the sight of Allah, is the best in conduct. Lo! Allah is Knower, Aware.” (Quran 49:13)

“Allah does not forbid you from those who do not fight you because of religion and do not expel you from your homes - from being righteous toward them and acting justly toward them. Indeed, Allah loves those who act justly.” (Quran 60:8)

“O you who have believed, fulfill [all] contracts/treaties/covenant.” (Quran 5:1)

Prohibition of Muslim Civil War or Muslim Aggressing Muslim

“And if two factions among the believers should fight, then make settlement between the two. But if one of them oppresses the other, then fight against the one that oppresses until it returns to the ordinance of Allah.” (Quran 49:9)

Prohibition of Mob Rule

“And if you obey most of those in the earth, they will lead you astray from Allah's way; they follow but conjecture and they only lie.” (Quran 6:116)

Justice & Accountability of Highest Standard

“O you who believe! Be upright for Allah, bearers of witness with justice, and let not hatred of a people incite you not to act equitably; act equitably, that is nearer to piety, and he careful of (your duty to) Allah; surely Allah is Aware of what you do.” (Quran 5:8)

“O ye who believe! stand out firmly for justice, as witnesses to Allah, even as against yourselves, or your parents, or your kin, and whether it be (against) rich or poor: for Allah can best protect both. Follow not the lusts (of your hearts), lest ye swerve, and if ye distort (justice) or decline to do justice, verily Allah is well-acquainted with all that ye do.” (Quran 4:135)
Quran 4:58

Muslim Ummah is Overseer and Caretaker of Mankind

“Thus, have We made of you an Ummat justly balanced, that ye might be witnesses over the nations, and the Messenger a witness over yourselves;” (Quran 2:143)

“You are the best of the nations raised up for (the benefit of) men; you enjoin what is right and forbid the wrong and believe in Allah; and if the followers of the Book had believed it would have been better for them; of them (some) are believers and most of them are transgressors.” (Quran 3:110)

Islamic Humanitarian War

“And what is [the matter] with you that you fight not in the cause of Allah and [for] the oppressed among men, women, and children who say, "Our Lord, take us out of this city of oppressive people and appoint for us from Yourself a protector and appoint for us from Yourself a helper?” (Quran 4:75)

No Wars of Aggressions

“Fight in the way of Allah those who fight you but do not transgress. Indeed. Allah does not like transgressors.” (Quran 2:190)

Just & Interest Free Economic System

“..so that it will not circulate only in the hands of rich ones among them...” (Quran 59:7)

“Who hoard their wealth and enjoin avarice on others, and hide that which Allah hath bestowed upon them of His bounty. For disbelievers We prepare a shameful doom;” (Quran 4:37)

“O believers! Do not devour usury that doubles and redoubles. Be careful of (your duty to) Allah, that you may be successful in achieving what you want.” (Quran 3:130)

Universal Respect and Tolerance Irrespective of Race, Gender, Class, Nationality and Ethnicity

“O you who have believed, let not a people ridicule [another] people; perhaps they may be better than them; nor let women ridicule [other] women; perhaps they may be better than them. And do not insult one another and do not call each other by [offensive] nicknames. Wretched is the name of disobedience after [one's] faith. And whoever does not repent - then it is those who are the wrongdoers.” (Quran 49:11)

Localized & Limited Self Administration for Non-Muslims

“And let the People of the Gospel judge by what Allah has revealed therein. And whoever does not judge by what Allah has revealed - then it is those who are the defiantly disobedient.” (Quran 5:47)

Characteristics of Muslim Government, Officials and Citizens

“Indeed, the Muslim men and Muslim women, the believing men and believing women, the obedient men and obedient women, the truthful men and truthful women, the patient men and patient women, the humble men and humble women, the charitable men and charitable women, the fasting men and fasting women, the men who guard their private parts and the women who do so, and the men who remember Allah often and the women who do so - for them Allah has prepared forgiveness and a great reward.” (Quran 33:35)

“It is not righteousness that ye turn your faces to the East and the West; but righteous is he who believeth in Allah and the Last Day and the angels and the Scripture and the prophets; and giveth wealth, for love of Him, to kinsfolk and to orphans and the needy and the wayfarer and to those who ask, and to set slaves free; and observeth proper worship and payeth the poor-due. And those who keep their treaty when they make one, and the patient in tribulation and adversity and time of stress. Such are they who are sincere. Such are the Allah-fearing.” (Quran 2:177)

“Who say, when afflicted with calamity: "To Allah We belong, and to Him is our return":-” (Quran 2:156)

“Those who, if We give them power in the land, establish worship and pay the poor-due and enjoin kindness and forbid iniquity. And Allah's is the sequel of events.” (Quran 22:41)

“Say, "Indeed, my prayer, my rites of sacrifice, my living and my dying are for Allah , Lord of the worlds.” (Quran 6:162)

Muslim Social Hierarchy

“Men are in charge of women, because Allah hath made the one of them to excel the other, and because they spend of their property (for the support of women). So good women are the obedient, guarding in secret that which Allah hath guarded. As for those from whom ye fear rebellion, admonish them and banish them to beds apart, and scourge them. Then if they obey you, seek not a way against them. Lo! Allah is ever High, Exalted, Great.” (Quran 4:34)

Conclusion

Given the context and geographical reality Muslims are in, it is only sensible that all Muslim countries from east to west must declare Islamic republic or Islamic governments. Why are they still following European laws? The answer to this can be either these Muslims are just namesake Muslims, in reality they are infidel/hypocrites or these Muslims are meek and give too much notice on what others will think of Islamic declaration. Throughout history whenever we saw new political landscape emerged people were divided in two: those who embraced it and those who were against it. The rebels either fought the new system or emigrated from the land to another land. In this vacuum new human capital was created favorable to support the new political landscape. Muslims have enough people to fill this vacuum in the new Islamic republic or Islamic government. While Muslims are sleeping enemies of Islam are making armies to take over. In Malaysia this is the Tamil tigers backed by DAP finance. In Lebanon it was the Christian Phalangists who massacred innocent Palestinians by Zionist help. In Iran it was the secularists and communists. In Bangladesh it is the Chatroleage. In Nigeria it is the Christian Zionist activists. Why we Muslims have to ask permission to live by our Quran? We deserve this chance to show to the world like Islamic Republic of Iran that Islam is a great system and revolutionizes Muslim potential.

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