Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (55) | Legislative councils’ approval of Sharia provisions does not remove them from their tyranny
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.
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The ratification of Sharia rulings by legislative assemblies does not strip those assemblies of their taghut (idolatrous) nature.
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Presenting the ruling of Allah and His Messenger to legislative assemblies, and making its implementation contingent upon their approval,
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which is granted the absolute right to legislate by man-made law,
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is what characterizes these assemblies with the attribute of taghut.
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This is because, by doing so, they contend with Allah—glory be to Him—in His exclusive right to govern and legislate.
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This remains true even if they happen to approve of a ruling from Allah.
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For in that instance, the ruling derives its legality within the state from the assembly’s approval,
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not from its conformity to the ruling of Allah.
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If we were to suppose that a new legislative assembly were to come,
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and it repealed the ruling of the previous assembly and legislated something else,
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the new ruling would become the legal, binding law in the eyes of the state and its rulers.
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This is pure shirk (polytheism) regarding the Lordship of Allah.
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For in the view of these people, Allah—mighty and majestic is He—does not have the right to legislate by His own essence,
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nor is His ruling considered inherently binding in its own right.
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Rather, His rulings are selected and chosen only based on the approval of these assemblies,
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which are described as the source of all authority,
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and which alone are said to possess the right to legislate.
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Exalted is Allah far above what the wrongdoers say.
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That is the true reality of their position,
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regardless of whatever claims they make regarding their love for Allah and His Messenger.
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We say to these misguided people:
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If we were to suppose that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, were alive among us,
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and he informed us of the ruling of Allah regarding some matter,
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would it be incumbent upon us to obey him directly,
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or would we have to present his words to those assemblies?
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If they say it is mandatory to present it to their assemblies,
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then they have fallen into opposition to the ruling of Allah and His Messenger,
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and this is clear kufr (disbelief) and shirk.
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And if they say, "No, we would comply with his command, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,"
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then we ask them: Is the absence of the person of the Messenger
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the reason for your turning away from the law of Allah,
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even though his religion remains fresh and vibrant,
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just as it was revealed to him, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him?
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This is truly a most astonishing contradiction.
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.