Comments on: BBC discussion on Caliphate conference

By: Safi

Safi — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 10:59:03 +0000

This is a very interesting discussion. I am glad BBC hosted it. May Allah guide and unite the Muslim Ummah on the truth!

By: bikhair aka taqiyyah

bikhair aka taqiyyah — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 04:14:27 +0000

George Carty,

Well not exactly three out of four but two out of four. Umar ibn Al Khattab was killed by a disgruntled employee.

By: George Carty

George Carty — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 08:17:22 +0000

Doesn’t the Caliphate system concentrate too much power in one man (which would make him a bullet magnet)?

After all, the Rashidun (elected) Caliphate collapsed because three out of four Caliphs were assassinated? (Even though presumably assassination was more difficult in the 7th century as guns hadn’t been invented yet.)

By: Thersites

Thersites — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 10:16:32 +0000

Democracy is only one aspect of an open society; equally important is toleration of other peoples’ opinions and behaviour as long as it does not harm others. A muslim state- one which was constitutionally based on the quran and surah as distinct from a state inhabited by muslims- would not do that. You need only look at HuT’s draft constitution for a caliphate for an example. It’s likely that a muslim democracy would perfectly democratically decide that they were going to be ruled by the law of god, as expressed in the quran, and that the opinions of anyone who didn’t want that were so obviously wrong that they could be disregarded.

By: Amused Cynicism

Amused Cynicism — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 20:04:57 +0000

On Islam, a caliphate, and democracy

Indigo Jo points to a discussion between representatives of MPACUK (Muslim Public Affairs Committee UK) and Hizb-ut-Tahreer, on a caliphate and democracy in the Muslim world: This is a Google Video of a recent discussion on BBC News 24 between Zulfi Bu…