§Sovereignty
belongs to Allah is taught in the concept of Tawhid
§
Tawhid =
only Allah is
the Creator, Sustainer and Master of the universe and of all that exists in it,
organic or inorganic
§
Sovereignty of Allah = the super power and authority of Allah
over
His creators. Allah is the main source of all power and
laws.
§Allah is
the Creator of the universe. He is its real Sustainer and Ruler. It is His Will
that prevails in the cosmos all around
§As
all creation is His, His command should also be established and obeyed in man’s
society. He is the real sovereign and His Will should reign supreme as the Law
§ An
Islamic state must put those laws into practice for greater good of its
citizens.§Men
are entitled to follow His law by adhering all the injunctions and avoiding all
the prohibitions of Him.
§The
medium through which we receive the law of Allah is known as Risalah
: the
Book in
which Allah has set out his laws and the authoritative interpretation and exemplification
of the Book by
the Prophet through his deeds and words in his capacity as the representative
of Allah.
§By
virtue of this position, the prophet acquires the status of a subordinate
legislator and therefore his call of obedience is from the original legislator
(Allah).(Q
59:7)§
Khilafah
= succession
or representation/
representative.
In Islamic constitutional law Khilafah = to the government.
§In
Islam, Khilafah =
the person who would implement the will of Allah on earth as His deputy or
representative.
§ “And it is He Who has made you
generations coming after generations, replacing each other on the earth. And He
has raised you in ranks, some above others that He may try you in that which He
has bestowed on you. Surely you Lord is Swift in retribution, and certainly He
is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.”-Surah Al-An’am (6:165) §by virtue of the powers delegated to him
by Allah, he is required to exercise his Allah given authority in this world
within the limits prescribed by Allah.
§ Principles of governance
- legitimacy in the Islamic political order
comes first and foremost from accepting Allah Taala as the Sovereign and His Law
- society must be governed by and in
accordance with the will of people.
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