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Originally Posted by CMartucci  Why? How do those things specifically restrict them from practicing democracy? |
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Democracy means the rule of the demos, the common people, or what is now known as popular or national sovereignty.
In Islam, however, power belongs only to God: al-hukm l'illah. The man who exercises that power on earth is known as Khalifat al-Allah, the regent of God.
But even then the Khalifah or Caliph cannot act as legislator. The law has already been spelled out and fixed for ever by God.
The only task that remains is its discovery, interpretation and application.
That, of course, allows for a substantial space in which different styles of rule could develop.
But the bottom line is that no Islamic government can be democratic in the sense of allowing the common people equal shares in legislation.
AMIR TAHERI'S REMARKS AT DEBATE "ISLAM IS INCOMPATIBLE WITH DEMOCRACY" - Amir Taheri - Benador Associates |
Individual Muslims can certainly enjoy Democracy. But, until Islam no longer includes legal, political, economic and military components it will always be in ideological opposition to our system of government.
And until the Koran no longer commands Muslims to "rest not until Allah is the sole worshiped God," which is "basically a theological mandate of never-ending expansion and dominance... by force if necessary," then SOMEONE and more likely many someones will be actively working (in ways large and small, violently and non-violently) to eliminate Democracy.
The goal is for Allah's laws to prevail here and in every nation on Earth.