Obeying tyrants as a religious duty

[Das_Reich]

1. We do not accept tyrranical rule per se - i.e. impositions which breach our freedom to choose good or bad in private

2. However, we must be foremost unified and that cannot happen if we are attacking our leaders. (Remember all the wars of the past and why nations crumble … divide and conquer)

not always muslims fought civil wars since the first generation yet they were the dominant power for a long time.

3. We must change society gradually so we can influence the type of representative we have on top.

4. If our leader tells us to fight and makes it a law to do so, then we should do this, or else the consequences become far worse, e.g. those who don’t fight will be killed and factions will develop and the outside influences will try to pick out weaknesses.

true these measures shud be started first but if they dont work then what shud we do suffer in tyranny ?

Let’s say that a Muslim leader is appointed in a nation who wants to ban drug use and puts up a law where those associated with drugs are killed for it. This may seem to be tyrranical in some societies but in others it is not. To enforce the most stringent ruling over a people who say need rehabilitation then the dictate becomes tyrranical although for Islam to be upheld in a puritanical way it is not technically wrong to do this.

i dont see how a dictate consistent with shariah becomes tyrannical regardless of what people might think

Anyway, the condition is clear we should not be rebellious to authority as Muslims we should submit our desires to their duties and disobedience to a ruler, parents or Allah (SWT) is a crime.

what about the ruler ? is there any accountability for a ruler ? is he under any checks and balances
and what are we to do if he trangresses them ?