What Stops Muslim countries from being totally and completely Islamic?

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Re: What Stops Muslim countries from being totally and completely Islamic?

@hanibal

your comments have many parts, let me try to cover them all.

1. Yes Islam believes in fairness, not only to muslims but to non-muslims as well. and this is what causes fear in the ranks of kings & king-makers in the Islamic world. Ruler in Islamic world is not entitled to the things they are entitled under secular or whatever developed version of govt we have got today.

non-muslims can spread their faiths freely to muslims without restrictions? nonmuslims don’t have to pay jizya?
not sure whether it’s fair to nonmuslims too but definitely to all muslims.

@hanibal

3. In Past, there has been few, the Era Led of the Companions (Rightly Guided Caliphs) is ideal, then comes the monarchy where and then we had some small periods here and there When Islamic rule can be seen in form of Omar Bin Abdul Aziz, are few to name although more names can be provided. In today’s world, the Turkish Govt can be an example, where the ISlamists took over the govt and they set the country on the path of development and prosperity. The same dream we Pakistanies have.

good to know, i’ll research this. but Turkey runs entirely on shariah law? i wasn’t aware of that. thanku