Is Islamic concept of sovereignty one of the concept of sovereignty?

Answer 1

The Islamic concept of sovereignty means tha Allah (God) is sovereign, have all supreme and absolute powers and Quran is the guide to lead a life on the earth. Allah is the sourse of all powers and the one who exercises authority on earth should exercise it as per Allah's command. The Islamic state will base its precepts on Islamic law and constitution, the Sharia, which is derived from the Quran and Hadith. The Khalifa, vicegerent will rule on behalf of God and his endeavor shall be to implement and enforce the Sharia. The Quran repeatedly emphasizes the unity of the sovereign and Tauheed, oneness or unity of God is the most important article of faith in Islam. The denial of this unity is the greatest conceivable violation of Islamic precepts (Quran, 2:163, 6:19, 16:22, 23:91-92, 37:1-5, 38:65-68, 112:1-4). The sovereign by definition is universal as the Muslim community is seen as one Ummah (people) which are united under one sovereign by virtue of their faith and submission to the will of God. The word Islam means complete submission to God in the similar sense that the English philosopher Thomas Hobbes visualized the complete surrender of power by the individual to the state. The Islamic concept of submission is more powerful in that it subordinates human will to the will and law of God unconditionally. It is an ontological requirement and not a condition of any contract.

M Zafar Khan Safdar

Islamabad