One of the common mistakes is the comparison directly between Islam and Democracy! Why we consider such as comparison wrong? We consider it so for the following reasons :

1. Islam as it is known a comprehensive philosophy from Universe and Life.

2. While democracy is a part of a comprehensive philosophy it is the Liberalism.

Hence it is wrong to hold a comparison between a part from one system with another complete system.

Therefore, the right comparison is between Islam and Liberalism as each of both systems has a special comprehensive philosophy from universe and life and consists of the main components.

Each of Islam and Liberalism has legislative reference, Social contract and mechanisms for applying the system.

Definitely,

Islam consists of an integral components are:

1. Common vision in regard to Universe and Life.
2. Legislative reference( ALLAH and People of specialization).
3. Social contract (Faith contract & Performance contract– Al-Bia’a).
4. Mechanisms of the applying ( Shora system).
Liberalism also consists of an integral components are:

1. Common vision regarding Universe &life.
2. Legislative reference (The people).
3. Social contract (Performance contract - Democracy).
4. Mechanisms of applying (Parliament).
Now if we speculate the above mentioned components of the both systems we could easy find where are the points of the accordance and the points of the separation and how can we discover the common ground between the two systems.

Therefore, the comparison should be held between Islam and Liberalism or between the components of the same task such as:

· Common vision with Common vision.
· Legislative reference Legislative.
· Democracy with AL-Bia’a.
· Alshora with Parliament.


Democracy is:

· Rule of the majority.
· A government in which the supreme power is held by the people.
· Ruling people by people.
In light of the previous definitions we can conclude that democracy is:

Based on a social contract between the people as legislator on one hand, and the ruler as executor on the other.

The main difference between AL-Bia’a and Democracy are:

· Democracy is just a contract of between people and ruler.

· AL-Bia’a is based on the complementarity between the performance inseparable contracts:

1. Belief contract.
2. Contract of the performance.

A - The belief contract is: a divine contract between people(both ruler and ruled ) and Allah Almighty, whereby people commit themselves to carry into effect The Sharia and to abide by his regime .

B - The contract of the performance is: a social contract between people and ruler to cooperate for implementation of the will of Allah Almighty according to His divine guided system.

C – The integration and the complementarity between the belief contract and the contract of the performance would entail the following:

1. Allah Almighty is the One and Only source of legislation.

2. People of the specialization and religious scholars have to legislate and develop the new principles which the people‘s interests request throw the time.

3. Both ruler and people are accountable before Allah, being responsible to carry into effect His regime, according to the belief contract.

4. Both ruler and people are responsible one before the other to implement, and abide, by Islamic law.

5. There are neither contradiction nor conflict of interests between ruler and people in Islam, but there is rather a mutual guidance between them to work together to do their best in order to achieve their common interests.

6. Both ruler and people are required to find out solutions for new issues and events, within the fixed rules of the Sharia ( Islamic law

 

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