The Vital Issue of Ruling by Islam




The vital issue for Muslims today is none other than to re-establish the Khilafah in order to implement the Divine Law. There can be no strength and unity for the Muslims without political unity which can only be realised through the Khilafah, the Authority whose basis is Islam. Unity is Fard (an obligation) upon Muslims just like any other obligation because Allah (swt) says: ‘And hold fast all of you together to the rope of Allah (i.e. this Quran) and be not divided among yourselves’ . However, unity in Islam is required not only in our belief but also geographically and politically.



Within the framework of Islam, there are some Ahkam (rules) which can be fulfilled individually, examples of these are Salat, Hajj, Fasting etc... yet there are some that need the state and cannot survive without the state for example, the collection and distribution of Zakat, the spreading of Islam via the foreign policy of the Islamic state, cutting the hand of the thief, establishment of Salat within the society, collecting land tax, permanently looking after the orphan and the needy etc... Because the latter are Fard like the former and the neglect of any Fard entails sin, it would be correct to say that all Muslims are in a state of sin because of the absence of the Khilafah and the only way to relieve oneself of this sin at this present time is to work with those sincere Muslims who are working to bring back the Khilafah, and exhaust effort, so that with the help of Allah (swt), one day the might of the Khilafah on the way of the Messenger Muhammad (saw) will return.



The Khilafah system is the Islamic Ruling system in all aspects, a system that will govern and look after the affairs of the Muslims and non-Muslims, based on the Quran and Sunnah, it will not recognise Race, Colour, Nationality etc. It will view each individual as a creation of Allah (swt); hence it will give the rights due to each human being as ordained by Allah (swt).



This Deen (way of life) was sent for mankind, to remove the obstacles of Shirk (The association of others with the Creator) and open the way for man to come to know Allah (swt). It is through the implementation of this Deen that the justice of Islam will manifest itself, and it is only when we Muslims start to refer to the Quran as a reference point for all of life's affairs will we realise that this Quran actually has a solution for all our problems, furthermore, if we don’t refer to the Quran, then we should not be surprised to see the Kufffar of the world from East to West abusing and humiliating us, raping and torturing us, taking control of our Muslim land and usurping it’s resources, we shouldn’t be surprised as the Messenger (saw) said, ‘ There will come a time when all the nations will be over you, surrounding you as animals surround the meat’, O prophet, is this because we will be small in number? They asked. ‘No, you will be many, but you will be like the spray or foam on water. Allah will take your courage and place it in the heart of your enemy, and take from your enemy their cowardliness and put it in your heart, and you will love this Dunyah and hate death’.



The Kuffar today are dominating our world with their thoughts and ideals, they constantly propagate their way of life to others (such as pornography, disrespect of elders, the abuse of women through illustrating them as no more than a tool that serves the purpose of others etc) through the media and general advertising mediums. Through their schools and colleges they subject our children to their lies and corruption, never would the Khilafah allow this to be the case, and never would it allow for individuals to neglect their duties.



Today, the forbidding of the Munkar (evil) by our imams and their enjoining of Ma’rouf (good) to the people is restricted to the mosques on a Friday, this is not enough as there are some individuals who listen, but don’t act, and there are those who don’t listen and there are also those that don’t hear.



In 1924, when the Khilafah was destroyed at the hands of Mustafa Kamal aided by the British, the divine law ceased to exist in reality and found it’s place only in the minds of the scholars and the shelves of Islamic Universities. Because of this, great evil spread and people became totally misguided and confused, their systems corrupt and their lives in turmoil. Corrupt leaders took charge of our divided land more often than not placed there by the Kuffar who orchestrated the coup’s that bought them into power, and these corrupt leaders do nothing less than actively implement the law of kufr upon the people, Allah (swt), in whom we profess our faith tells us explicitly in the Quran,
"Those who do not rule by whatever Allah has revealed, they are the Kafiroon (disbelievers)"



The only time that this ‘ruling by what Allah has revealed’ was fulfilled in the past, and will be fulfilled again in the future is through the Khilafah. We need to work as Muslims to appoint a Khalifah, give him the Bay’a (pledge) to implement Islam and expand the borders of the Islamic State worldwide.



Without a doubt, the reality we find ourselves in today is a direct consequence of abandoning the Deen and it’s teachings, and the sooner we realise this, the sooner, if we fear Allah (swt) we will act, as faith is meaningless if it doesn’t move towards action and the messenger Muhammad (saw) said about those who choose to stand up in the face of Kufr and call for Allah’s deen, "There has been no prophet that Allah raised up among his people before me, but had among his people messengers and companions who received his example and followed his bidding; then verily, after them, came a generation who said what they did not, and who did what they were bidden not (to do).



Whosoever then strives against them with his hand is a Mu’min, and whosoever strives against them with his tongue is a Mu’min and whosoever strives against them with his heart is a Mu’min, but beyond that there is no faith of even (the wieght) of a mustard seed". Let us be amongst those whom the beloved of Allah (swt) is calling believers, because if the messenger refers to you as a believer then there should be no doubt that you are a believer in the eyes of Allah (swt).



We should not adopt a defeatist attitude toward this colossal task; it is Allah (swt) who will give the victory, hence all we as Muslims have to do is to apply the effort. We have to make a clear sincere intention in our hearts to undertake this work as worship, and our work has to be based on the example of the Messenger Muhammad (saw). To follow the Messenger’s example in every walk of life is a must on all believers, this could be for individual duties such as fasting or collective duties like the re-establishment of the Khilafah. Allah (swt) says, "Verily in the messenger of Allah is the finest example" .



The Messenger Muhammad (saw) also said: "Any action that is not from our teachings, is rejected" so we must make sure that any task that we as Muslims do follows the example of the Messenger (saw), conversely any work carried out to re-establish the Khilafah that is not based on the example of the Messenger (saw) will be rejected by Allah (swt).



Finally, the methodology to re-establish the khilafah requires the Muslim to confront the Munkar wherever it is, it necessitates that the evil of our societies be exposed as well as the illegitimate ruling authority so that the people, Muslims and non-Muslims alike can see the problems. Only when the problems are realised to their full extent will the alternative be sought and that alternative is no less than Islam. Those who carry the da’wah must target their efforts in society as well as individually, the corrupt ideas and emotions that are predominant at present within the minds of the masses have to be replaced with Islamic thoughts and emotions, and when this is achieved, then we shall see that the masses will cry out for Islam, Islam will be the topic of every household and the victory Insha-Allah will not be far away.