Democracy – The system of ‘Kufr and Shirk’

Democracy – The system of ‘Kufr and Shirk’

Ibn Al-Qayyim, (may Allah be merciful to him), said: “So a Taghut refers to all people who rule by other than what Allah or His Messenger rule. This would also apply in the case that the people worship him besides Allah or they follow him without sight from Allah or they obey him when they aren’t sure if they are obeying Allah. So these are the Tawaghit of the world and if you look at them and see the condition of the people with them, you will see that most of them have switched from worshipping Allah to worshipping the Taghut; from ruling by what Allah and His Messenger ruled, to the ruling of the Taghut, and from obeying Him and His Messenger to obeying the Taghut and following him.” [I’lām Al-Muwāqqi’īn, Vol. 1/50]

Sheikh Muhammad Al-Amin Ash-Shanqiti (may Allah be merciful to him), said, “And with these Heavenly texts that we have mentioned, it becomes quite clear that the ones who follow the fabricated laws, which the Shaytan has legislated upon the tongues of his allies and which oppose that which Allah, the Powerful, the Most High, has legislated upon the tongues of His Messengers, peace be upon them, that no one doubts their Kufr and their Shirk except he whom Allah has removed his sight and has blinded them to the light of the revelation as they are.” [Adhwā’ Al-Bayān, Vol. 4/82-85]

And because most religiously-committed Muslims are aware that the fundamental goal of democracy is to rule the masses based on the desires of the majority, as opposed to the revelation of Allah, we do not need to spend much time explaining the Kufr of this system in general.

And if the reader is not sufficiently convinced of this from the beginning, then I recommend that he read a more basic and comprehensive essay or book dealing with the Islamic ruling on Democracy, because our goal here is to specifically address the issue of participating in democratic elections and not to delve into the more complex and detailed subject of the entire democratic system. Those who wish to participate in the democratic elections should know – what Allah says in the Quran, regarding these people.

“Have you seen those (hypocrites) who claim that they believe in that which has been sent down to you, and that which was sent down before you, and they wish to go for judgment (in their disputes) to the Taghoot (false judges, etc.) while they have been ordered to reject them.” [Surah An-Nisa’, Ayah 60]