April 4, 2011

American Muslim leader issues fatwa against democracy!

A new fatwa issued by the secretary-general of the Assembly of Muslim
Jurists of America (AMJA). True to sharia law, this fatwa opposes
democracy.

Lest anyone tell you we don’t need to be concerned about this, point out to
them that this is the Assembly of Muslim Jurists, not of Saudi Arabia,
but of AMERICA.

AMJA is the same organization that has ruled there can be no “rape” in
marriage, as we explained in an email we sent out on October 28, 2010,
because a husband can demand sexual relations from his wife and she must
consent. When a New Jersey judge ruled in 2009 that a Muslim husband
who was raping his wife had not committed a crime, it is this application of
sharia law that the husband relied on.

Translated from the website of Dr. Salah al-Sawy, the secretary-general of the
Assembly of Muslim Jurists of America (AMJA), 28 March 2011:
Between the Shura and Democracy

Q: What is the difference between the Shura and democracy, and which is
preferred? Are there any books which could benefit me on this topic? May Allah
reward you well.

A: In the name of Allah, the most merciful and gracious.

Praise be to Allah, and peace be upon him the Messenger of Allah, and upon his
family, companions, and those that follow him. The Shura comes from the
rulings of the shari'a, and an entire surah of the Qur'an was sent down with this
name. The difference between it and democracy is that the Shura does not exist
(under Islam) except in the areas of permissible actions or legislative amnesty.
For things which have been stipulated in the texts of Islam, the Ummah possesses
no power except to acknowledge and obey, following the saying of the Most High:
"It is not fitting for a Believer, man or woman, when a matter has been decided
by Allah and His Messenger to have any option about their decision: if any one
disobeys Allah and His Messenger, he is indeed on a clearly wrong Path"

[Qur'an 33:36]. For example, it is not for the Shura to consider, "Should the
noon prayer contain four or five bows?" Or, "Should we fast during the month
of Ramadan, or should we replace it with the month of Shawwal?" Or, "Should
we forbid wine or allow it?" Or, "Should we forbid adultery, or permit it if it's
done by consensual agreement of those who have reached the legal age, and it's
not done on the married couple's bed?"

Al-Bukhari said in his Sahih: "The Imams after the time of the Prophet (peace
be upon him) would consult the trustworthy scholars in things which were
permissible, to take the best option. But if the Qur'an or the Sunnah was clear on
the matter, they wouldn't transgress against it, following the example of the
Prophet (peace be upon him). The reciters of the Qur'an would consult, whether
old or young, and they were careful to adhere to the book of Almighty Allah."

But democracy gives free reign to the authority of the Ummah, and puts no
ceiling on it. The law is the expression of its will, and if the law says it, the
conscience must be silent! A constitutionalist even said: "We have departed from
the divine right to rule for kings, and replaced it with the divine right to rule for
parliaments!" The shari'a, on the other hand, differentiates between the source
of the legal system and the source of the political authority. The source of the
legal system is the shari'a, while the source of the political authority is the
Ummah. Meanwhile democracy makes the Ummah the source of both. On my
website there is a book named "Political Pluralism." If you review it, it will you
benefit you in regards to this topic, Allah-willing. Allah Almighty is all-powerful,
all-knowing.

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