One of the three types of Shirk is Shirk in Ibadah
One of the ways, how one could fall in this trap is if one allows the love of anything or anyone to come between himself and Allaah, then he has worshipped that thing. In this way, money can become one’s god or even one’s desires could become a god.
Allah says in the Quran:
** “Have you not seen the one who takes his desires as his god?”**
(Quran: 25:43)
This law can be applied both at a personal level and at a collective level.
Since this thread is on democracy and issues on a collective level, we’ll jump straight to the relevant part.
What is Democracy?
Democracy is nothing but Popular Sovereignty.
Allah Says in the Quran:
“Allah has not sent down any authority for them; judgment is only Allah’s”
(Surah Yousuf, Ayah 40)
Now this does’nt mean a human has no right to judge and practice law. He has the right to judge; but within the limits of the injunctions of the Quran and the Sunnah.
But popular sovereignty, as seen in the West, and now increasingly prevalent in the Islamic World, with the beleif that the people have the right to pass any law as they want, is the Biggest Shirk of our times.
Democracy CAN become a legal form of governemnt if it accepts Allah as the sole Sovereign and thats its rights are limited and that it can only act in accordance to the teachings of the Quran and the Sunnah. Same is the case with kingship; Dawood (A.S) and Suleiman (A.S) were kings.
*Hum ne khud Shahi ko pehnaya hai Jamhoori Labaas
Jab zara adam hoa hai khud shinaas o khud nigar
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Back then Firaun used to say, I dont accept any limiation to my sovereignty, today the public says that. Its the same thing. Shirk remains shirk.
Allah says in Surah Maidah:
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“and whoever did not judge by what Allah revealed, those are they that are the unbelievers.”
**(5.044)
This one Ayah pretty much makes everything crystal clear. If you do not judge by the Law Allah has revealed than you are a Kaafir, period.
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