Hākimiyya

Hakimiyya

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1	Whoever does not rule with what Allah has revealed is a disbeliever (5:44)	Ibn ‘Abbās said that this is not disbelief that takes you out of Islam, but rather sin, and sin doesn’t take you out of Islam.
2	There is no Islamic government left on earth	There are no perfect governments on earth, but there are many Islamic governments no matter how imperfect.
3	You must make hijra to the dawla, the only real Islamic state	Daesh is not a state, but thugs who when given power go about the earth to do corruption and destroy tillage and stock (2:205)
4	Establishing a true Islamic government is an integral part of faith	Establishing an Islamic government is part of the Sharia and not ‘aqīda. This is a huge mismatch of basic knowledge.
5	Establishing a legitimate Islamic State is a pillar of belief	Islam placed a general outline of statecraft and left the path to achieve this open for people to choose what they see fit
6	Disbelievers not adhering to laws and justice necessitate strength and fear from the Islamic State	God has established the heavens and earth on the basis of justice and has made this the basis for justice between people always
7	There is no Islamic government left on earth	The Sharia has allowed for various forms of government to organize people’s civic life and therefore requires our allegiance
8	Whoever does not rule with what Allah has revealed is a disbeliever (5:44)	There is no specific type of government required by Islam since the Companions themselves debated political succession
9	All people and organizations need to follow and obey the Amīr without hesitation	Consultation is part of the Sharia, consult them regarding affairs (3:159) and the Prophet  Muhammad ﷺ consulted his Companions
10	The Khilāfa is the basis of Islamic governance and an individual obligation	The khilāfa emerged after the passing of the Prophet  Muhammad ﷺ as a result of the efforts and thinking of the Companions
11	Destroying the signs of paganism in Muslim lands is an obligation	Numerous artefacts in Muslim lands is proof that Islamic rule has preserved human civilizations over the ages
12	It is an obligation of the Islamic State to remove signs of polytheism from its boarders	What Daesh destroys today under the false name of “Islamic State” is living proof of what the true nations of Islam preserved in the past
13	al-Ḥākimiyya means there is no legislator except God and rulers who enact laws adaptable to situations and new incidents are disbelievers.	This is an erroneous idea because the Prophet  Muhammad ﷺ himself gave his companions the right to make ijtihād
14	al-Ḥākimiyya means there is no legislator except God and rulers who enact laws adaptable to situations and new incidents are disbelievers.	The Prophet  Muhammad ﷺ did not forbid his Companions from coming up with new solutions for new social and political problems
15	al-Ḥākimiyya means there is no legislator except God and rulers who enact laws adaptable to situations and new incidents are disbelievers.	The 21st century has produced countless new problems and new incidents which require ijtihād  in matters of state
16	al-Ḥākimiyya means there is no legislator except God and rulers who enact laws adaptable to situations and new incidents are disbelievers.	The issue of al-ḥākimiyya caused problems between different sects such as alKhawārij, Shia, and the Takfīris of our time
17	al-Ḥākimiyya means there is no legislator except God and rulers who enact laws adaptable to situations and new incidents are disbelievers.	Daesh has taken sovereignty from God and given it to their group, the opposite of this verse
18	One of the categories of tawḥīd is tawḥīd al-ḥākimiyya, which means whoever does not judge by what God has revealed is a disbeliever.	This is an invention of al-Mawdudi who was seeking independence of his country from Britain
19	One of the categories of tawḥīd is tawḥīd al-ḥākimiyya, which means whoever does not judge by what God has revealed is a disbeliever.	When Pakistan gained independence al-Mawdūdī abandoned this idea for the state, its laws, and constitution
20	One of the categories of tawḥīd is tawḥīd al-ḥākimiyya, which means whoever does not judge by what God has revealed is a disbeliever.	Sayyid Quṭb developed this idea adding some extremist thoughts that Egypt is a Jāhilī state that lives in a state of disbelief
21	One of the categories of tawḥīd is tawḥīd al-ḥākimiyya, which means whoever does not judge by what God has revealed is a disbeliever.	All terrorist groups use this term in order to rationalize their deviation from the straight path
22	One of the categories of tawḥīd is tawḥīd al-ḥākimiyya, which means whoever does not judge by what God has revealed is a disbeliever.	Terrorists use this term to kill innocent people and destroy civilizations on a false pretext
23	Failing to Judge by what God has revealed is disbelief, “whoever does not judge by what Allah has revealed they are the disbelievers.” (5: 44)	This verse was revealed concerning the Jews at the time of the Prophet  Muhammad ﷺ, not the Muslims
24	Failing to Judge by what God has revealed is disbelief, “whoever does not judge by what Allah has revealed they are the disbelievers.” (5: 44)	All Qur’an commentators agree that failing to judge in accordance with what God has revealed is considered an act of disobedience to God, not disbelief
25	Failing to Judge by what God has revealed is disbelief, “whoever does not judge by what Allah has revealed they are the disbelievers.” (5: 44)	The one who does not rule with God’s rule is not declared a disbeliever unless they clearly state they disbelieve in what God revealed
26	Failing to Judge by what God has revealed is disbelief, “whoever does not judge by what Allah has revealed they are the disbelievers.” (5: 44)	This is in regard to those who believe man-made laws are better than God’s revealed law
27	Failing to Judge by what God has revealed is disbelief, “whoever does not judge by what Allah has revealed they are the disbelievers.” (5: 44)	The word kufr in this verse does not mean disbelief as the word kufr has multiple meanings
28	Failing to Judge by what God has revealed is disbelief, “whoever does not judge by what Allah has revealed they are the disbelievers.” (5: 44)	Some Companions of the Prophet  Muhammad ﷺ stated, “this is disbelief less than disbelief”, which means this does not render one a disbeliever
29	Failing to Judge by what God has revealed is disbelief, “whoever does not judge by what Allah has revealed they are the disbelievers.” (5: 44)	Some Companions said this verse refers to pre-Islamic nations and spoke of their transgressions
30	Not to declare rulers who do not rule according to Sharia, is the ways of al-murji'a, and not the way ahl al-Sunna wa’l jamā‘a	Muslim scholars agree that the one who commits sins, even if grave, is considered a sinner, not a disbeliever
31	Not to declare rulers who do not rule according to Sharia, is the ways of al-murji'a, and not the way ahl al-Sunna wa’l jamā‘a	This has led some of Daesh to declare some of the Companions as disbelievers
32	Not to declare rulers who do not rule according to Sharia, is the ways of al-murji'a, and not the way ahl al-Sunna wa’l jamā‘a	This has led some of Daesh to declare all Muslims around the world as disbelievers
33	Not to declare rulers who do not rule according to Sharia, is the ways of al-murji'a, and not the way ahl al-Sunna wa’l jamā‘a	The Prophet  Muhammad ﷺ warned against takfīr. “Whoever says to his brother 'disbeliever' then it will have settled upon one of them.” Muwattā’