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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.

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Democracy.

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Democracy is a term of Latin origin.

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"Demo-cracy."

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It is composed of two parts:

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"Demo," which means the people.

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And "cracy" (kratos), which means rule.

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Therefore, the meaning of democracy is:

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The people ruling themselves.

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Where supreme authority resides with them,

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And they exercise it through electing their leader

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And their representatives in the governing council,

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The parliament.

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In it, the one who secures the largest number

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Of the people's votes is appointed.

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For this reason, it is also referred to as

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The rule of the majority.

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Furthermore, the people also possess,

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Within the democratic system,

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The right to a referendum on certain major issues,

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Such as the country's constitution.

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Democracy emerged

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In opposition to theocracy,

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Which means the rule of the clergy,

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Or religious rule,

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By which is meant the dominance of the clergy

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Over governance and their authoritarian control of it,

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Claiming divine right,

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On the basis that they are authorized by the deity.

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Democracy also describes itself

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As being the antithesis of a dictatorial regime,

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Which means the rule of an individual,

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Or the monopolization of power by a specific entity.

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Although democracy

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Appears on the surface to be a good thing,

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Because it prevents tyranny and authoritarianism,

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It nonetheless contains numerous polytheistic elements and evils,

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As will be clarified in a separate concept.

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Many politicians have criticized it,

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As have Western thinkers themselves,

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And many in the East have been influenced by it.

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The famous statement by the British Winston Churchill regarding it is:

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"Democracy is not the best system devised by humans,

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But it is the least bad of all systems."