False claims and reasons used to distance Muslims from working for the Khilafah

For centuries, the Muslims continued to be aware of the obligation to have the continuation of the Khilafah and were aware of its unique structure and the system it represented, until the influence of the western ideological invasion. By this invasion the Muslims started to loose the clear vision of this obligation, and their awareness started to diminish due to the great efforts exerted against them.
These efforts continue to be exerted in the direction as demonstrated in the works of people who claim to have the knowledge, opinion, and political awareness. All of these efforts were and are seeking one objective: to distance the Muslims from recognising the obligation of having the Khilafah ruling system. We can summarise these claims and works in the following points;

The claim of the separation between the Deen and life.

Although it has lost its popularity among the Muslims, a small minority continues to foster this idea. This idea is no longer misleading because all Muslims have realised that this idea is simply Kufr.

The claim that Islam did not define a structure or the shape of the ruling system.

This claim asserts that the importance issue is the implementation of the Islamic principles regardless of the type of ruling system, be it a monarchy, republic, or left to the people to choose the type system they see fit for their time and age. This could only mean that Allah (SWT) has left up to the people to choose the type of ruling system.

This claim is clearly false, because a quick glance at the Hadeeth related to the issue of ruling shows that the Prophet (SAW) was a very explicit in ordering the Muslims to have the Khilafah as their ruling system. The Prophet (SAW) said: ''Give the Bayah to them one after the other'', ''If a Bayah was given to two Khalifs….'', ''There will be Khalifs'', and ''Whoever gives the Bayah for an Iman…''

The Claim that the Khilafah is not part of the Deen.

This kufr idea was first asserted by Ali Abd Al Raziq in his book ''Al-Islam wa Usul Al-Hukm'' (Islam and the Principles of the Ruling). In it he claims that the Quran and the Hadeeth do not contain any information about the Khilafah and that the Sahabah did not concede on its obligation (Fard). He further added that its existence was a historical phenomenon. He even denied the Khilafah, al Qada'a (the judiciary aspect of the Islamic ruling system), and other aspects of ruling. However, this claim has lost its influence.

The claim that it is necessary to differentiate between the Deen and Siyasa (politics), but not separate between them.

This is a new claim that has started to surface after the call to separate the Deen from politics faced a severe failure. Mohammed Amarah, well-known Islamist writer, in Egypt, is one of those who calls for this new tactic.

He says: ''The first of them, Deen which was brought by the Wahy (revelation) and transmitted to us in the Quran which we receive it with the spirit of Iman (belief) from this source and with the utilisation of the Sunnah, and by seeking the guidance from the Aql (intellect) which is the (the representative of Allah) in the human.

The Second of them is what is Duniya (life), ruling, and politics which the Quran did not talk about, and for these issues we have to refer to the Ijtihad, and the opinion.''

He further says that the separation between the Siyasa and the state is rejected, and that the differentiation between them is what should be done. He also attacks, ''The sovereignty is for Allah,'' claiming that this would deprive the Ummah its right in political authority!

Those who claim and propose such views are more dangerous than those who call for the separation between the Deen and state. This particular claim is a play on words. The claim asserts that we have to differentiate between Deen and Siyasa, but not to separate between them. What is the difference between differentiation and separation? Such an ambiguous claim is used to confuse the minds of the Muslims.

The claim that it is impossible for the Islamic State to be established in this age.

This claim indicates the ignorance in Muslims, as to the nature of Islam, and the nature of the Islamic ruling system. Since it was easy to establish the secular states, which rule the Muslims by force and oppression and implement kufr ideas and false principles, why should it be difficult to establish the ruling system which implements the creed which the Ummah believes in!

The claim that the Muslims duty is to be totally occupied with self-discipline and reform.

This claim is deceptive. It is true that the people who are working to re-establish the Islamic State must discipline themselves first, but should the individual continue to limit his/her effort to him/her self only? In addition, the one who adopts this claim lacks the knowledge about the true meaning of discipline and righteousness. Righteousness cannot be fully achieved on the level of the Ummah without the adoption and implementation of the Islamic rules, whether they are related to IBADAT (acts of worships) or MUAMALAT (societal transactions) as well as the rest of the Islamic systems, be it governmental, economical, judicial, social, etc. As an example, should we consider a ruler who prays, fasts, has good Islamic manners, but rules by Kufr laws and regulations, a righteous person?

The claim that Ummah is not in a condition that would make it ready to accept the rules of Islam and the Islamic State.

The people who subscribe to such a claim, fail to realise that the life of the Prophet (SAW) clearly shows how to change the condition of Ummah and how to implement change. Why is kufr dictated upon and readily accepted by us? It takes the kings and dictators only seconds to force their whims and desires upon us. Yet, when it comes to the cry for implementing Islam then the above pretence is readily made available. Again, such claims are made to pacify the Ummah and to dilute the efforts of those who are trying to revive the Ummah.

There is a determined effort to keep the Muslims distracted with many conflicts. As soon as they exhaust their efforts in one matter, another problem is created, even before the previous conflicts are resolved.

As a result, they have not resolved any of those conflicts, nor did they turn their effort towards re-establishing the Islamic State which is the key for solving all of these conflicts and problems which naturally happen in the course of human events.

The Muslims continue to get distracted starting with the occupation of Palestine, in which the earlier effort to carve it out of the body of the Ummah went hand in hand with the effort to dissolve the Khilafah. The connection between the two issues is apparent, which is to keep the Muslims distanced from re-establishing the Khilafah by keeping them occupied with other issues and conflicts. The same pattern continues and can be identified with all the conflicts in Bosnia, Kashmir, India, and Afghanistan and Albania in the near future.

We recognise that the issues revolving around all of these conflicts are very important, but none of them ascends to issue#1, regardless of the amount of emotional energy and bleeding sincerity we have accumulated for anyone of them. We should however, recognise the priorities of the cases and conflicts, and should not occupy ourselves with what is being imposed on us as a result of these conflicts.

The act of satisfying the emotions of the Ummah by using the call of Jihad.

It is true that Jihad has a unique value and position in Islam, and that it will continue to be executed until the Day of Judgement. However, it is unacceptable to have the Muslims deployed in all places without organisation, planning, and preparation. For example, there are those who call for the killing and spilling of blood with the excuse that this is the way to achieve our goals. These calls should be carefully researched and analysed.

The act of occupying the Muslims with ethnic conflicts, and with the disagreements and differences among the old factions and schools of thought.

The act of busying the Muslims with racist and nationalistic calls and movements. At every corner we find ourselves entangled in bitter fights. More and more nationalistic movements are being sprung to deter the Muslims from working on the correct cause. Within the 50 or so-called Muslim countries a growing tension among its ethnic population is being ignited. In Pakistan, there is already a fervour to divide the country into many more regions. In Iraq, the lines of division have been quietly drawn by the UN and hatred among the Kurds and the Iraqis are running vibrant.

The issuance of fatwas of the Ulema al Batil (scholars of falsehood) who justify the crimes and actions of the rulers.

The fatwas of some pseudo scholars and the fatwas of some Ulema with regards to the conflict in the Gulf are recent examples of such false justifications. Educating the Ummah in Islam will eliminate such problems.

Programming the Muslims to accept and implement poisonous, kufr ideas, such as plural politics, and democracy, as a method of re-establishing Islam in the daily life.

Those who call for such demands have forgotten the fact that democracy is a mere game even in the western states like Britain and the United States, and more importantly, it is Kufr, plain and simple.

The call for the gradual implementation of Islam with the excuse that completely implementing Islam all at once is impossible and that Islam was implemented gradually during the time of the Prophet (SAW).

The people who advocate this idea have forgotten that Islam is one complete and homogenised unit, which cannot be implemented partially. The implementation of Islamic rules of economy necessitates the implementation of the rules of the Zakah, Nafaqah, Al-Kharaj, and Al-Jiziyah which in turn means that the implementation of the Ibadat, the society system, the rules related to the People of the Book, the Islamic foreign policy, and rules related to the Imam (Khalifah) altogether.

The claim that the Prophet (SAW) implemented Islam gradually is false. The Prophet (SAW) implemented Islam completely at all times. Whenever a rule was revealed to the Prophet (SAW), it was implemented immediately. Since Islam is known in its complete form, we have no excuse but to comprehensively implement it. It is true that in order to implement Islam we must have the total authority to rule but once that is achieved, we must implement Islam comprehensively. The call of gradual implementation is built on the lack of awareness of the reality of Islam, and rules. It leads to the dilution of the demand to rule by what Allah (SWT) has revealed.

Having states such as Iran, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and others claiming themselves to be Islamic states.

These claims overflow the Ummah with deception and false hopes. By just labelling the countries with Islamic terms and imprinting their flags with the kalimah of Islam should not deceive us. The fact is that no such country implements Islam completely or even partially. The emotions of the Muslims are raped by these deceptive slogans and banners.

Participation in the ruling systems and co-operation with the existing regimes instead of trying to replace them with the Khilafah.

This is a dangerous trap, which we hope that the people who work for Islam would be aware of. This practice of participation in the ruling leads to the dilution of the principle that the sovereignty belongs only to Allah (SWT). Whoever cares for the entirety of Islam would not accept to have only a part of it implemented, especially since Allah (SWT) forbids the ruling by Kufr, and participating in the ruling of Kufr is doing just that.

The idea that the Khilafah is either insane talk or the icing on the cake.

These two ideas, located on opposite ends of the ideological spectrum are presented in order to undermine the importance of Khilafah. Such claims illustrate just how unfamiliar the Muslims are with the subject of Khilafah and its ability to treat and solve problems such as poverty and hunger. Also, to think that the Khilafah will magically appear without any attempts or efforts, illustrates a similar unfamiliarity and a shallow level of thinking.

A very general claim is that the Khilafah is associated with turmoil and thus leaves a sour aftertaste in the mouths of the people regarding the Khilafah.

The Islamic State did have problems but not throughout its entire existence. For the majority of its existence, the Muslims and non-Muslims alike enjoyed a peaceful environment in contrast to the current time - a time when the value of the blood of a Muslim is subzero.

Regarding history, we should keep certain facts in mind. First and foremost, history is a chronicle of the action of human beings, who are imperfect and make mistakes by nature. Therefore, we should expect any history, even the history of Muslims, to have ups and downs. History is not a determinant of the correctness of the system itself because the subject matter of history is people and the actions of people, not the system itself.

These are some of the sayings, thoughts, works, and claims, which appear among the Muslims. They are maliciously designed to deviate the Muslims from recognising the obligation (Fard) to work for the re-establishing of the Khilafah.

Muslims have traversed along every path except the one that we have been ordered to follow, and the one that will alleviate our burdens in this life and Hereafter. Our despondent outlook is a result of following paths that are not based on Islam. To loose conviction in the capacity of the Khilafah in solving our problems without putting any effort to re-establish it is an unacceptable attitude, and a sign of a defeated mentality.

The Khilafah was the shield that protected the Muslims from the backbreaking calamity which befell them due to the death of the Prophet (SAW). Why would it fail to protect us today from the calamities which are not as harsh and dangerous as the crushing blow felt from the death of the Prophet (SAW)?

The Sahabah formed a consensus on the act of not exceeding the period of three days and two nights without having a Khalifah, and they were ready to fight each other for the preservation and unity of the Khilafah. It has been more than seventy years since the dissolution of the Khilafah. What have we prepared for ourselves on the Day of Judgement, when we are going to be questioned about this by Allah (SWT)?

Further Reading

Misconceptions regarding the Islamic State

Thinking(tafkeer)