Islamic Fundamentalism
Islamic Fundamentalism
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From the following verse also, we learn from God’s
injunction to the Prophet that the matter of political
power rests entirely in the hands of God: “Say,
Lord, Sovereign of all sovereignty, You bestow
sovereignty on whom You will, and take it away
from whom You please” (3:26).
That is why political power cannot be the goal to
which believers direct their efforts. The first and
foremost duty of the believers is for all of them, as
individuals and without exception, to fulfill their
personal obligations to the utmost extent.
Afterwards, if circumstances are conducive, and
they receive political power purely by the grace of
God, the responsibility of moral governance will fall
upon them, as is mentioned in the above-quoted
verse.
It must be conceded that the establishment of an
Islamic State is the responsibility not of individuals
but of the society to which they belong. In Islam
there are certain injunctions of an individual and
personal nature, such as ritual fasting, which
depend solely upon the will of the individual for
their accomplishment. But the establishment of a
