Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
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Islam and Democracy January 23, 2011

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Habakkuk 3:6
Full history: Islam ended kingship, seeded democracy's rise
“Before Islam began in 610 CE, the whole world had kingship”
Musnad al-Shihab al-Qudai, Hadith no. 577
Islam split personal character from social system for the first time
“Before Islam, people couldn't distinguish two very different things”
Quran 42:38 · Ash-Shura
Islam split personal character from social system for the first time
“Before Islam, people couldn't distinguish two very different things”
Quran 4:48 · An-Nisa
Belief is absolute, political system is not, proven historically
“Study early Islamic history — the Prophet drew this line clearly”
Futuh Mist by Ibn Abd al-Hakam, p. 195
Umar's rebuke: God made men free, not slaves
“Since when did you enslave men God made free?”
Musnad al-Shihab al-Qudai, Hadith no. 577
The flawed theory that Islam's whole system is absolute
“Political interpretation says Islam is one complete system to implement”
Quran 12:40 · Yusuf
Debunking 'political sovereignty belongs to God alone' claim
“Political interpretation says Islam is one complete system to implement”
Quran 12:40 · Yusuf
Debunking 'political sovereignty belongs to God alone' claim
“Political interpretation says Islam is one complete system to implement”
Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith no. 4993
Belief came before law in revelation, so law isn't absolute
“Bukhari: the first verses revealed were about heaven and hell”
Quran 7:110 · Al-A'raf
How ideological obsession twisted two Quranic verses politically
“Obsession bends the mind — watch this Quran misreading”
Quran 4:135 · An-Nisa
How ideological obsession twisted two Quranic verses politically
“Obsession bends the mind — watch this Quran misreading”
Al-Istidhkar by Ibn 'Abd al-Barr, vol. 6, p. 238
“to ek is ka real part hai ek relative part hai to aqeedah woh real part hai is ka aur social system is ka relative part hai kyunke is mein tabdeeli hoti hoti rehti hai yaani islam dekhiye itna zyada flexible hai is mamle mein flexibility ki flexi itna zyada flexible hai ke ek muslim usool hai fiqh mein ke addarurratu tabihul mahzurat”
Musannaf Abd al-Razzaq: 18990
“jis tarah hazrat umar ke zamane mein qahd pada drought to unhon ne chor ko saza nahi di kyunke logon ne kaha ke jab logon ko khane par nahi milega to chori kar ke khayenge woh to saza nahi di unhon ne to tataghayyarul ahkam bitaghayyariz zamani wal makan”
Quran 29:8 · Al-Ankabut
“s yeh nahi ke woh jo kahe wahi kijiye ap quran mein dekhein saaf saaf hai agar woh tum ko shirk ke liye kahe to hargiz mat mano un ki baat to shirk ke maani sirf yeh nahi ke but poojne ke liye kahein shirk ek hazar ek qismein hain”
Al-Bidayah wa al-Nihayah, vol. 5, p. 326-335 Al-Sarim al-Muslul 'ala Saatim ar-Rasul by Ibn Taymiyyah, p.70-71
Debunking claim that a killing was about insulting the Prophet
“Kaab bin Ashraf was a Jewish leader in Medina who committed treason”
Quran 5:100 · Al-Ma'idah
“say the bad and the good are not alike”
Kitab al- Maghazi by Al-Waqidi, vol. 1, p. 48
“yani har mamle mein aap ne aisa ke authority ke taur par nahi apne ko istemal kiya sab ke misal ke taur par dekhen koi mamla pesh aata tha to aap logon ko akatha karte the kehte the ke ashir ali al nas a logo mujh ko mashwara do”
Kitab al- Maghazi by Al-Waqidi, vol. 1, p. 54
“yani yani aap head of the state the lekin logon ko bada jama kar ke akatha karte the ashir ali al nas a logo mujh ko mashwara do ab sab log apni apni baat kehte the aur is ki misalein maujood hain ke aap ne doosron ki baat ko maan liya baqayda is ki misalein maujood thi ke aap ne laqad maan liya laqad ashrat baraye ek mauqe pe agar admi rai di aap ke khilaf aap ki rai ke khilaf thi woh”
Quran 2:30 · Al-Baqarah
“jaise misal ke taur par dekhiye aap jab Allah taala ne paida kiya insan ko to farishton ko ya yani poora discussion hua Allah taala ka farishton se discussion kaisi ajeeb baat hai to farishton ne keh diya ke aap jo banaya hai is insan ko yeh to fasad karega matlab dissent pesh kiya”
Quran 4:20 · An-Nisa
Umar admits an old woman knows more than him
“Every man knows more than Umar, he said”