Democracy: Imitation of the Kuffar



It is vital that we as Muslims understand that one of the aims of the kuffar in respect of Islam is that they, the kuffar, demand that we, as Muslims accept it, and participate in it - or at the very least do nothing when the kaffir system of democracy is imposed upon what once were Muslim lands.

In pursuit of this aim, the kuffar have been busy, for decades, cultivating moderate Muslims, and apostates, and have spent literally millions upon millions of dollars, funding people to write books and articles about "Islam and democracy"; funding organizations and conferences which discuss "Islam and democracy"; and getting their apostate lackeys in places like the Land of the Two Holy Places, and Pakistan - indeed in every once Muslim land - to try and indoctrinate young Muslims in schools and Colleges.

Why is this so? This is so, because democracy has become a kaffir weapon in their war against us, which they use to impose their way of life upon us in their attempts to change Islam, and us, as Muslims.


"They [the kafiroon] want to extinguish Allah's Light with their deceit, their lies, but Allah will never allow this - for His Light will be seen even though they the Kafiroon hate (it). For it is He Who has sent His Messenger to reveal the Way of truth, to make it triumph over all other Ways even though they, the Mushrikûn, hate (it)." 9: 32-33 Interpretation of Meaning

"The Jews and Nazarenes will never be satisfied with you until they have changed your way of life." 2: 120 Interpretation of Meaning




Imitation of the Kuffar, and Taghut

Expressed simply and clearly - democracy is a Taghut, and participation in it, by Muslims, at whatever level, is imitation of the kuffar at best, and at worst, kufr.


"Their way is to refer matters to a Taghut. " [4:60 Interpretation of Meaning]


Why is democracy a Taghut? Because the kuffar look toward it to solve their problems, because they believe or assume that a majority might be right, and because democracy represents one essential aspect of the kuffar way of life - the seeking of the worldly happiness and pleasure of the greatest number, and the arrogant belief that some person, some idea, some leader, some representative has the qualities, the understanding, even the "wisdom", to proclaim what should be the law, or who, and what, should be obeyed. This is a form of insolence; it is Kibr.


"Do not walk on the Earth with insolence." [17: 37 Interpretation of meaning]

"One of the foremost principles of [Al-Jahiliyah] was that they were deceived by following the majority, using that majority as proof of the correctness of their view." Sheikh Muhammad Abdul-Wahhaab: Masaail-ul-Jahiliyah


As ibn Taimiyyah said: "In every way, Al-Kibr is in complete opposition to the essence of al-Iman." Kibr was one of the sins of Fir'aun, as it is of that modern Fir'aun, Bush, who struts around - protected by an army of bodyguards - making pronouncements about "justice" and demanding that we Muslims obey him, and his minions, and do what he, the kaffir, demands.

In a quite literal sense, democracy has become like an idol that the kuffar worship, and which they demand that we, as Muslims, worship. If we refuse to worship their idol, they will resort to force to try and make us. Thus, for example, their demand that "elections" be held in places like Iraq and Afghanistan - after the kuffar have invaded those lands and killed, tortured or imprisoned those who oppose their aims - and their arrogant assertion that only democracy is "right". The kuffar want us to embrace democracy, and materialism, in place of our submission to Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala and in place of our belief that only Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala has the right, the wisdom, the knowledge, to determine our Way of Life, and to reveal what laws we should obey.

As Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says:


"Hukm is for Allah alone." [6:57 Interpretation of Meaning]

"In truth We have sent Messengers to every people with a warning for them to submit only to Allah and so reject the Taghut." [16:36 Interpretation of Meaning]


In democracy , people follow their own desires, their own wishes, or they follow some leader, or some kaffir idea. As Muslims, we are commanded to follow the Quran and Sunnah, and these alone, as use these as the basis for our judgements.


"And whosoever does not judge by what Allah has revealed, such are the Kafiroon." [5:44 Interpretation of Meaning]



Why is participation in democracy, at whatever level, imitation of the kuffar, or kufr? There are several reasons.

By participating in democracy - be it at so-called "national" or "local" level - we are accepting the kaffir way of life in place of our own and thus supporting them in their kufr. For instance, we are accepting that some elected body has the authority to make decisions for us, as we are accepting the kaffir division of places into "nations" and "regions" or whatever, when, for Islam, there is only Dar al-Islam and Dar al-Kufr. We are also accepting their "democratic" standards - the result of such voting - as a means of judgement, rather than referring all matters to the Quran and Sunnah.

In effect, we are entering into a contract with the kuffar, announcing that we regard their system, their ways, as acceptable, just as we are accepting them as friends, as helpers, as allies.

All this is contrary to Islam.


"You who believe, do not take the Jews and Nazarenes as allies. They are allies of each other. If any of you takes them as allies, then he is one of them." [5:51 Interpretation of Meaning]

“Anybody who supports the kuffar in their kufr or against Muslims, they are Kaffir.” [Ibn Taimiyyah: Majmou’ Al Fattawa]


Our way is the Way given to us by Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala - it is the way of bay'ah to an Ameer, or Khalifah, who rules according to Quran and Sunnah and who implements the Shari'ah. Our Way is to avoid imitating the kuffar, to be distinct from them, for we know, or rather should know, that Islam is complete and perfect, and superior to any and all the ways of the kuffar. We simply do not need the ways, the ideas, the system, of the kuffar. Their life is a life of Ignorance. We should not be ashamed about saying and writing this; for the truth is that the kuffar are wrong. Their way of life is wrong. Their ideas are wrong. We do not need these kaffir ideas, or their way of life, or their democracy, or their artificial "nations", conceived in their ignorance and arrogance.

We, as Muslims, have a choice - we can either strive to implement Islam, or we can compromise with, and imitate, the kuffar. Participation in democracy, at whatever level, is compromising with the kuffar and a failure to implement our Islamic Way of Life. In fact, participation in democracy is a denial of the completeness and the perfection of Islam, and thus kufr.


"Whomsoever seeks a Way of Life other than Islam, it shall not be accepted, for in the life to come they shall be the ones who have lost." [3:85 Interpretation of meaning]


We should be striving against the kuffar to create a community - many communities - where Shari'ah is the only law; where there is an Ameer to guide us and to whom we give bay'ah, where our problems are solved by our own efforts and by us turning to the Quran and Sunnah for guidance, and where we are focused on our true purpose in this mortal life of ours: to make a clear distinction between Haqq and Baatil; to implement the Halal, forbid the Haram; and to yearn, through a simple submission to Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala, for Jannah.

We should be striving, in the Way of Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala, prepared to die - in the hope of Jannah - rather than submiit to the kuffar; prepared to die rather than adopt the ignorant ways of the kuffar.


"Will you not fight? Or is it that you are afraid of them? Rather - fear Allah most of all, if you do indeed believe." [ 9: 13 Interpretation of Meaning]


May Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala forgive us for our mistakes, may He guide us to and keep us on the Right Path, and may He give victory to the Mujahideen.


Abdul-Aziz