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It would be beautiful if people were as willing to talk about the conditions (shuroot) of khilafa and their evidences as they are to make statements like this.
Furthermore, it's very important to distinguish between khilafa (the institution) and khalifa/imam (the ruler).
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Furthermore, it's very important to distinguish between khilafa (the institution) and khalifa/imam (the ruler).
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There are a number of established conditions for an individual to be eligible to be khalifa. Likewise, there are conditions for what renders the rule of a khalifa invalid.
This is not just a matter of actually holding political authority, and actually a ruler who...
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This is not just a matter of actually holding political authority, and actually a ruler who...
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...holds sovereignty over a larger portion of the Muslims can be illegitimate, while a ruler having authority over a small number of the Muslims can be legitimate. This was the case with Abdullah ibn Zubayr (radhi Allahu anhu) who was the legitimate khalifa until his death.
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As for khilafa (the institution) I have so far not been able to find any conditions for it. It is a base of legal authority upon which the sharia cannot truly be established, because the authority of judges comes from being appointed by governors, and the authority...
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...of governors comes from the khalifa.
I read a fatwa of Shaybani (rahimullah) recently where he opined that the leader of an army in dar al harb is not qualified to implement hadd punishments, while an appointed governor in the same position is.
This makes sense...
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I read a fatwa of Shaybani (rahimullah) recently where he opined that the leader of an army in dar al harb is not qualified to implement hadd punishments, while an appointed governor in the same position is.
This makes sense...
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...because judicial power must flow from a source. If multiple leaders can simultaneously be the source of that power, this will certainly lead to friction and fragmentation of the community. This is why democracy is innately polytheistic; by granting legislative power...
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...to people who serve different gods and shape legislation according to their beliefs, judicial power becomes the reflection of a pantheon in which other deities share (shirk) in Allah's sovereignty to a greater or lesser extent.
When people view khilafa according...
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When people view khilafa according...
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...to its other purposes, such as the protecting the lives and property of the Muslims, they sometimes declare as invalid a khilafa that does not fulfill this role. There are dimensions, however, to khilafa; military, political, legal, and spiritual. Ideally, a khilafa...
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...will fill all of these roles over the affairs of Muslims. It seems unwise to reject the possibility of a khilafa that fulfills some, rather than all of these functions, seeing as there is clear benefit to be gained in any realm. Such was the case during the Ayyubid...
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...dynasty, in which the Abbasid khalifa himself had very limited military power and political authority, but still served an important legal and spiritual role.
The matter is wide and not narrow because the institution of khilafa is of existential importance to the ummah.
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The matter is wide and not narrow because the institution of khilafa is of existential importance to the ummah.
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Can we really say that the Sokoto khilafa founded by Usman dan Fodio was not legitimate? Although they only controlled a territory encompassing a small percentage of the Muslims, they did not consider the presence of a khalifa as optional.
In spite of the fact that...
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In spite of the fact that...
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...the shari' legitimacy of the Sokoto khilafa might be doubtful, there is no doubt that implementing its rulings brought great benefit to the Muslims which are enjoyed by the Muslims of Nigeria until now.
It's very strange, given that the conditions for the validity...
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It's very strange, given that the conditions for the validity...
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...of a khilafa are so vague, and the need for khilafa is so great, that Muslims would try to invent new barriers to the legitimacy of a khilafa.
On the contrary, when there is a clear need and purpose that is served, it would be permissible to disregard some of the...
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On the contrary, when there is a clear need and purpose that is served, it would be permissible to disregard some of the...
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...established requirements for a khalifa; for example, the scholars recognized the legitimacy of Uthmani (Ottoman) khilafa to avoid strife and bloodshed, although they knew the requirement that the office of khalifa should be held by a man of Quraishi descent.
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The strongest point that supports the legitimacy of the Uthmani khilafa is the fact that the last of the Abbasid khulafa designated the Uthmani Sultan Selim the First as khalifa, as it is known that it is from the rights of khalifa to designate his successor.
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