Hazara Islamicus (Jun 2019)
Identification of Islamic Socio-Political System
Abstract
The idea of an Islamic state is as old as Islam itself. The authority of Islam also warrants the establishment of an Islamic state because the state is a necessary instrument for the implementation of divinely-ordained Islamic principles that govern all aspects of the believers’ lives. The first principle of Islamic polity is the recognition of sovereignty of God. Blessed be God, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the Worlds! Although the political system works under religious laws but it should not be identified with the theocratic system as it worked in Medieval Europe. Every citizen of an Islamic state has the right to hold the political office provided he fulfils requisite qualifications. Allah says: Islamic political system is supposed to perform its function of political socialization so as to foster new political values and regime norms. This principle was fully enforced in the early Islamic state. In short, Islam is complete in its form, it has no need to become compatible its socio-political structure with Western socio-political system and Enlightenment ideas.
