Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

How should the Head of State be selected?

“How should the Head of State be selected? There is nothing in the Quran and Hadith about how to elect or select the Head of State. Practically, the four Caliphs were all selected by different methods. For example, when Abu Bakr was selected, Madinah was like a town, not a city like Delhi. The people of Madinah, the Companions, gathered in Saqifah Bani Sa'idah, and even that was not all the people of Madinah.”

He answers at 26:03 in Islam and Politics · 19 min 11 sec

His answer, in his own words
26:03
head of the state yaani sadar ya wazir-e-azam ya jo bhi lafz bolein aap head of the state ko kaise muntakhib kiya jaye yeh pehla sawal hai lekin aap dekhiye Quran o Hadees mein kuch bhi is ke bare mein nahi hai yaani head of the state ko kaise aap elect karein kaise muntakhib karein is ke bare mein Quran o Hadees mein kuch bhi nahi ab practical taur par kya hai jo char khulafa the charon alag alag tareeqe se muntakhib kiye gaye maslan dekhiye Hazrat Abu Bakr jo the to Madine mein us waqt Madina us waqt ek ek town jaisa tha koi dilli aisa shehar nahi tha woh ek town tha bas to Madine mein jo log the jo sahaba woh jama hue saqifa bani sa'ada mein woh bhi sare ahl-e-Madina nahi woh jo jama hue the unhon ne ailan kar diya ke Rasool Allah ke baad ab Abu Bakr jo hain woh hamare Ameer-ul-Momineen hain
27:11
achha is ke baad Hazrat Umar ka mamla hai to pehle khalifa ne namzad kar diya ke mere baad Umar khalifa honge is tarah woh ban gaye teesre khalifa jo the Hazrat Hazrat Usman un ka mamla yeh hua ke second khalifa ne ek board banaya tha chhe aadmiyon ka aur kaha gaya chhe aadmi jo jis ko bana de woh khalifa ho jayega chauthe khalifa Hazrat Ali jo the woh to anarchy ki shakal thi wahan par woh to bas aisi baat ho gaya niza' ki halat qaim thi chunancha Ali khalifa ho gaye tab bhi ladaiyan huin Ali se aur Muawiya se yaani khalifa un ko ailan kar diya ke Ali khalifa hain lekin Muawiya ne aur Banu Umayya ne un ka un ke revolt revolt kar diya
28:07
to charon ka char model to aap ghor kijiye ke jo system ka jo number one masla hai political system ka ke head of the state kaise banaya jaye wahi clear nahi hai na as a theory aur na as a practice to yeh dekhiye kami ki baat nahi aayi koi yeh to Islam ki ek islaah hai ek contribution Islam ka ke kis tareeqe se ek abadi violence jo hai abadi niza' abadi takrao ko khatm kiya jaye yaani puri tareekh mein insan ladta raha hai ladta hai kis ke liye political power ko qabza karne ke liye har ek ke mind mein apna ek ek ek naqsha hai us ko implement karna hai us ko to sari tareekh mein takrao takrao takrao jahan takrao hai wahan kya hai hate hai hate hai hate hai wahan normalcy nahi hai jab normalcy na ho halaat ma'adal na hon to kya hoga koi bhi constructive kaam achhe tareeqe se anjam nahi pa sakta yaani jo values hain values mohabbat ki values kaise flush karengi jahan takrao ho jahan hate ho to Islam ne ek bahut hi yaani practical formula diya balki yahi ek hi formula hai jo practi
29:47
cally possible bole woh yeh hai ke apni zaat ke bare mein idealist aur kharji system ke mamle mein pragmatism yaani zaati idealism aur ijtimai pragmatism ya status quoism to kitna zabardast yeh islaah ki hai Islam ne bahut hi zabardast islaah ki
30:22
yeh Islam mein koi kami ki baat nahi hai balki Islam ka yeh bahut hi bada contribution hai puri human history ke liye sare insano ke liye to yeh main yaani main pure aitmad se keh sakta hoon ke yeh mukammal Islam complete system ka nazariya jo hai yeh shaitan ki tazeen hai is mein koi shaq nahi is mein koi shaq nahi acha dekhen is ka kya nuqsan hua do cheezon se musalman bilkul khali ho gaye mohabbat khondawandi aur dawat lilah kyunke jab aap heat karenge heat culture jahan aya wahan love culture chala gaya sari dunya se aap heat kar rahe hain aap to love culture kahan se ayega jis dil mein nafrat hogi us dil mein mohabbat ikatha nahi ho sakti yeh bilkul yani psychological baat hai natural baat hai aur tajrube ki baat hai aur quran mein hai ke yahi baat quran mein in alfaz mein kahi gayi hai ke ke Allah ne ek seene mein do dil nahi banaye maazallah min
31:51
qalbin fi jaufi to jahan jab aap nafrat bhar lenge apne seene mein sare insano ke liye nafrat kyunke aap ka system jo hai wo nahi wo qaim kar rahe hain to is bare mein mohabbat ilahi to khatam ho gayi aur phir doosron se aap nafrat karenge to dawat kahan dega unko dawat ki shart hai khair khwahi jab insan se khair khwahi nahi to to dawat bhi nahi insan se khair khwahi nahi dawat bhi nahi ab mein aap ko ek hadith sunata hoon jo bohat hi ba-mani hai agarche sharheen ne is ko ahmiyat ke sath samjha nahi ek hadith hai jo mukhtalif kitabon mein ayi hai aur mishkat mein is ka number hai 197 is ke alfaz yeh hain ke innalah farza faraiz fala tujhe yuha wahad hudoodan fala ta'tadwah
33:06
wahurrumatun fala tantakukooh is ke baad farmaya ke wasakata in ashya min ghair nithani fala tuwasi mujhe isi aakhri tukre se matlab hai yani is hadith mein bataya gaya hai ke ye ye allah taala ne ye bataya ye bataya bataya is mein ye hai ke
33:27
allah kuch cheezon ke bare mein khamosh raha hai baghair bhule hue to tum us se behas mat karo wasakata in ashya min ghair nithani fala tuwasi na yani Allah ne tum ko hidayaten jo di hain jo talimat quran Allah ki taraf se ayi hain is mein kuch cheezen ghair mazkoor hain to is ghair mazkoor ko behas kar ke apna waqt zaya na karo kyunke woh ghair mazkoor jo hain woh woh maqsood ke taur par wohi maqsood ilahi hai
34:10
wasakata ashya min ghair nithani fala tawsa'na yani Allah chup raha hai kuch cheezon ke bare mein baghair bhule hue to to woh behas mat karo ab aap sochiye is ke bare mein to jin logon ne islam ka political interpretation diya jinhon ne islam ka mukammal nizam bataya jinhon ne is qism ke paise nikale woh yahi to kiya unhon ne ke Allah ne jin cheezon ko zikr nahi kiya tha jin ke bare mein woh sukoot ikhtiyar kiya tha us par behas kar rahe hain us par behas kar rahe hain us pe behas kar rahe hain bilkul literal taur par sahi yeh baat hai jo mein arz kar raha hoon ke Allah ne quran jo quran utara aur rasool Allah ne jo is ki tashreeh ki dono ko le kar mein keh raha hoon is mein kahin bhi zikr nahi hai is baat ka ke islam mein hukoomat qaim karo islam mein qanoon nafiz karo aqim dawlatul islam naffiz shariatul islam yeh alfaz kahan hain
35:19
yeh log jo batate hain is ke mutabiq to aise alfaz hone chahiye ke aqim dawlatul islam naffiz shariatul islam islam mein hukoomat qaim karo islam mein qanoon ko nafiz karo yeh to koi hai nahi sare quran mein na na hadith mein bhi nahi nahi hai to is ka matlab hai ke yeh woh hissa hai jahan Allah ne sukoot farmaya yeh bohat hi serious baat hai sochne ki wasakata ashya min ghair nithani fala tawsa'na to kya hai ke yeh yeh woh yeh woh maidan hai yeh woh daira hai jis mein Allah ne Allah ke peghambar ne sukoot ikhtiyar farmaya hai ab log is ko khud se is mein nikal nikal kar ke aur aise dawe kar rahe hain jis ka koi saboot quran o hadith mein nahi hai to kitna bara yani jisarat tha ghaur kijiye kitni bari zimmedari apne sar le rahe hain woh log ke jis mamle mein Allah ne sukoot ikhtiyar farmaya hai us ko apni taraf se nikal nikal kar bayan kar rahe hain to sukoot jo tha kisi kami ki wajah se nahi tha
36:40
sukoot is liye tha ke agar is is mamle mein tum khud se koi addition karoge izafa karoge to kya hoga abadi ladai abadi nafrat ab wohi ho gaya is zamane mein musalman jo lad rahe hain is ki wahid wajah political interpretation hai wahid wajah hai har jagah aap musalman lad rahe hain har jagah aap musalman lad rahe hain nahi lad rahe to kam az kam nafrat kar rahe hain is ka ek hi sabab hai woh hai political interpretation of islam arab arab dunya mein syed qutb is ke champion hain un ki aap tafsir padhiye fi zilal al quran woh isi qism ki baton se bhari hui hai lekin bayania andaaz khateebana andaaz mein koi is mein daleel daleel nahi hoti jo chahe padh le is ko
37:37
is kitab ko arabi mein bhi hai urdu mein bhi hai english mein bhi hai koi bhi shakhs padh ke mujhe bataye ke kahan unhon ne bataya hai ke daleel ke sath ke islam hukum deta hai ke hukoomat qaim karo qanoon nafiz karo daleel ke sath kahan bataya hai aur jo logon ne is tarah kitaben likhi hain is mozu par sab ka hal yeh hai ke bayania andaaz mein kitaben hain un ki daleel ke sath nahi hain to Allah taala ke sukoot bohat hi meaningful tha yeh mein kehna chahta hoon allah ta'ala ka yeh sukoot jo tha bohat meaning full tha ke is ne fard ke liye to sab kuch bata diya ijtima ke liye sirf kuch isharay hain bas aur kuch is se ziyada kuch nahi hai
38:31
kyun ke fard jo hai jis ko allah ta'ala ne fard ke liye jo kuch bataya hai is ke liye to mein apne kamray mein is ka amal karun to koi problem nahi woh ek no problem islam hai fard ke liye jo islam hai woh ek no problem islam hai fard ke liye jo islam ki taleemat hain is ke lehaz se ap dekhiye to islam ek no problem religion hai no problem religion hai lekin jaise hi ap kahain ge ke ek mukammal system hai hamein har jagah islam mein hukoomat qaim karna hai to full for islam ek problem religion ban jata hai problem religion aur phir ladiye ladiye ladiye nafrat kijiye nafrat kijiye nafrat kijiye tashaddud kijiye tashaddud kijiye aur kuch na banaye to aakhir mein suicide bombing kijiye to kitni bari bhool hai jis mein sari ummat e muslema mubtala hai sari ki sari ummat e muslema agar ap ka khayal ho ke nahi mubtala to mujhe naam bataiye us kitab bataiye woh kitab kon si hai jo sabit karti hai ke log is bhool mein mubtala nahi hain
39:48
printing press ka zamanay aya isi zamanay mein yeh fitna phaila phaila hai printing press ke zamanay mein printing press allah ta'ala ne paida kiya tha ta ke hum islam ka ta'amiri kaam karein marifat par kitabein likhein allah ki mohabbat aur khauf par kitabein likhein dawat ke mozu par kitabein likhein lekin kitabein log likh dali kya isi tarah jhagray walay mozu par to printing press ek fitna ban gaya bohat hi ajeeb baat hai to yeh baat jo mein kar raha hoon yeh shikayat ke liye nahi balkay ap log jo is mission mein juri hui hain woh samjhein ke un ka kya karna hai un ko kya zimmedari un ki hai is ko samajhne ke liye
40:49
ke ummat ek dadal mein phansi hui hai is se hamein nikalna hai to ye baat mein kisi tanqeed ke taur par keh raha hoon na shikayat ke taur par balkeh ap ko ap ki zimme dari yaad dilane ke liye keh raha hoon kaam ka nature kya hai is ko batane ke liye keh raha hoon
41:08
ummat e muslima ke islah ka jo starting point hai is ko wazeh karne ke liye keh raha hoon to hum sab ka yeh farz hai ke hum is mamlay mein jo poori dunya ke musalmanon mein jo ek ek ek ek ek ghalat zehan ban gaya hai aur is ghalat zehan ne musalmanon ko mehroom kar diya hai positive thinking se mohabbat insani se dawat e allah se creative thinking se har cheez se mehroom kar diya hai
41:51
ab musalman sirf kha kama rahe hain bas khane kamane ke siwa woh kahin dikhai nahi dete woh yani is zamanay mein jo mawaqe mile hain khane kamane ke ghar banao ghar khareedo aur beton ko parhao isi mein nazar aate hain mus alman baqi jo maidan hai marifat ka aur dawat e allah ka aur education ka is mein dikhai nahi dete woh kyun isi isi ki wajah se
42:32
to yeh bohat ziyada sochne wali baat hai bohat ziyada sochne wali baat hai mein kahoon ke yeh jar ki baat hai to meri dua hai ke allah ta'ala mujh ko aur ap ko tofeeq de ke hum deen ko is ki asal rooh ke sath samjhein aur phir is ko dunya walon tak pohnchayein khud samajhna aur doosron ko batana
43:11
yeh hamara mission hai lekin allah ki tofeeq ke baghair aadmi na to baat ko samajhta aur na is ko follow kar sakta baat ko samajhna bhi allah ki tofeeq is ke liye chahiye aur is par amal karna is par bhi allah ki tofeeq chahiye to mein apne liye aur ap ke liye yeh dua karta hoon ke allah ta'ala mujh ko aur ap ko yeh tofeeq de ta ke hum allah ke haan pohanchayen kyun ke beharhaal maut ani hai aur allah ka samna pesh ana hai to is waqt hum allah ke woh bande qarar payein jin ke liye allah jannat ka faisla farmaye yeh hai hamara goal yeh hamara nishana
44:15
to isi ke liye mein dua karta hoon apne liye bhi isi liye dua karta hoon ap ke liye bhi wahi kamyab hai haqeeqat mein jis aitbar se kamyab hua aur wahi nakam hai jo is aitbar se nakam hua yahi yani isi ka naam hai islami zindagi isi ka naam hai sirat e mustaqeem aur baghair allah ki tofeeq se ye cheez kisi ko hasil nahi ho sakti aqool qawli haza wastaghfirullaha li walakum ajmaeen
45:15
maulana ye sawal dilli se hai maulana zikwan nadvi ka unhon ne likha hai musnad ahmad ki ek riwayat mein bataya gaya hai ke sab se pehle islam ki jo kadi toote gi wo hai hukm aur salat is riwayat mein hukm aur salat ka matlab kya hai is ke bare mein batayen
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