Re: Filling the great gap…
By the way, politics by definition is an integral part of Islam. For if it was not then Prophet Ibrahim (as) would not have challenged Nimrood, Prophet Musa (as) would not have stood up to Firaoun, our Prophet (saww) would not have disturbed the rule of Abu Sufyan and other elite of Quraysh, Imam Hussain (as) would not have resisted allegiance to Yazid and so on. Quran is full of examples on this. Authority belongs to Allah (swt) only and He chooses whom He wills to lead and guide the people in all the domains including political. In fact one could argue that political power is the single most important aspect of leadership since the other areas such as spiritual, social, economical guidance are so much dependant on it.