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should we strive for monarchy/caliphate in islamic world
Assalam u alayekum Sheikh Hisham !
last summer i met some people including my cousin who aked me to join them as they were running a campaign (although it is on very small scale uptill now) to bring caliphate/monarchy in Pakistan.At that time i argued with them and denied to join them because i has interpreted to do this from a dream and also i had my reservations that they will probably promote wahhabism and salafism if they ever succeed.They gave some refrences from Quran and hadith in opposition of parliamentary jurisdiction.?(Syedi you had also disagreed with the idea earlier in an interview to ‘geo tv Pakistan’)
now that after Maulana Sheikh Nazim’s recent summary has come on egypt scenario,should i join them to promote their cause i.e to bring back monarchy/islamic jurisdiction and should i strive with them leaving the matter of their intentions to Allah
shukran ya syyedi. Continue reading
Is Kingship Accepted in Islam?
Q: The question was asked whether there is “such a thing as kingship or princeship or royal families in Islam and Shari`a.”
[fr]Q: The question was asked whether there is “such a thing as kingship or princeship or royal families in Islam and Shari`a.”
A: Proof-texts for the concepts of malakîyya – “monarchy, kingship, royalty” – and mulûkîyya – “monarchic rule, monarchism, kingship, royalty” – as viable systems in Islam and Shari`a…[/fr] Continue reading