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The Concept And Need Of Governance In Islam - nawaz - 12-30-2004
Dear All
To Elaborate The Concept of Governance The following example will make this process clear:
The responsibility of the Nabi / Messenger, to whom Divine Guidance was revealed, was not only to communicate his revelation, but also to establish a system of governance encompassing socio-politico-economic order in the light of the Guidance. Our Rasool / Messenger Muhammad peace be upon him has established this system, guarantying thereby complete equality of all human beings. The pursuit of individual interests was replaced by the ideal of good of the humanity at large. Oppression and exploitation were uprooted; and justice and equity prevailed. The dependence of human upon human and the subjugation of one over another were brought to an end. Every individual was assured the proper satisfaction of his/her needs. In this way they led a full life of satisfaction, peace and harmony. They did not owe obedience to any person or power, or authority except the Divine Laws enshrined in the Quran. Briefly, that system completely put an end to the rule of human over human, in any form, and with it the evil of capitalism. This system was called Deen in the Quranic terminology. This System of Governance prevailed during the time of Muhammad peace be upon him and for sometime thereafter,but when the forces of exploitation began to raise their ugly heads again. They scored their first success with the establishment of kingship – Mulookiyyat – sustained by capitalism. To ensure their survival and consolidation, these forces availed themselves of the co-operation of man who appeared in the robes of piety and spoke in the name of Allah Almighty. They posed as the interpreters of Allah’s will and thus distorted principles, injunctions, values and tenets of Deen which no longer remained a living force in the society and were reduced to soul-less beliefs, lifeless dogmas and formal, mere, rituals divorced from reason, and realities of life. They framed rules and laws to suit the purpose of monarchy, and sought to keep the common human entangled in the labyrinth of these dogmas and rituals, and the exploiters – religious as well as temporal – were left free to maintain their stranglehold upon the defrauded masses. This was the metamorphosis of Deen into Mazhab or religion, which word – by the way – does not occur anywhere in the Quran. The Quran, the Book of Allah Almighty though remained intact but was never allowed to play any part in the practical life of the Muslims at least for the last 1200 years.
Epilogue:
So the final analysis of the things is to be kept in mind for the System of Governance is Human body develops by what the individual concerned takes, while their personality develops by what they give. And for this purpose one is required to work hard, earn and produce as much as possible, keep what is basically and essentially necessary for their own upkeep, and hand over the rest to the System of the Governance for meeting out the necessities of others in need. And this entails a System of Education to develop such persons.
Regards
Nawaz
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