Voting allowed in Islam

inuit · February 16, 2005, 5:07pm

Re: Voting allowed in Islam

ak47:

If a khilfah selects his son as next khalifh if the son meets the criteria its fine, if the son does not meet the criteria than it is invalid. The islamic system has checks and balances to ensure that the ruling is correct.

My point about a mistake is it does not invalidate the entire history of islamic rule that is the point i was making.

For example the shia vs sunni problem it should have been resolved and not allowed to continue as it has done so up to today. Even the kuffar amerikkkkans in their civil war between North and the South settled their differences and established the United States.

We should learn from mistakes not say oh made a mistake there so must mean entire islamic system is wrong this is nonsense to say such thing based on some mistakes made in the entire 1400 years of islamic rule.

Thanks for reply,

Khlifah selects his son as next khalifah this is fundamental commponent of monarchical system even if the son meets the criteria.

My point about a mistake is, it DOES invalidate the entire chain of Rulers and makes it Monarchy. Whatever good they will do, while they are in power they will not get reward of it. They are not just rulers because their start(base) at which they standing it wrong. This is just like a drop of wine dropped into milk. it will make the whole milk Haram.

It does not mean that you can not take the advantage or benefits from those rulers; you can. Being false rulers they are invalid by themselves will not get any reward. Some people say this; their deeds are good that is why they are okay and acceptable; this is only their justification. Just like a thief start spending money in making a mosque.

This is a general rule and majority of people understand it that selection of a son for successor ship by the king is not the right act and there is no any exemption in it whether the son meets the criteria or not. If we have Islamic system with checks and balances, that system’s rules should first be applied on this action of “selection of son” also.

Of course the problems which are pending should be resolved but it does mean that we force one party to give up. Do you think that somebody would be able to leave his beliefs happily?

If there is something wrong; no harm in saying it wrong whether its a big or small.

No doubt we should learn from mistakes. There is no harm in saying that the monarchical System which was introduced in Islam was wrong and we shell never repeat this mistake again.