Islam's Response to Contemporary Issues — Page 222
222 islam’s response to contemporary issues Call to mind when Moses said to his people: O my people, recall the favour that Allah bestowed upon you when He appointed Prophets among you and made you kings, and gave you that which He had not given to any other of the peoples. 2 Again, sovereignties created or expanded by conquest in general do not enjoy a good reputation as we find in the verse about the Queen of Sheba advising her counsel. The Queen of Sheba’s decision is set out as follows: She said; Surely when mighty kings invade a country, they despoil it and humiliate its leading people. And that has been their way. 3 Kings can be good or bad, of course, just as democratically elected prime ministers and presidents can also be good or bad. But the Holy Quran mentions a category of kings who were appointed by God. They are of the type, such as King Solomon as , who was not only a king as understood by the Jews and Christians, but also a Prophet of God according to the Holy Quran. This demonstrates that sometimes the offices of prophethood and sovereignty combine in one person and they are sovereigns directly commissioned by God. Another type of sovereignty through the authority of a Prophet is mentioned in the Holy Quran. The following verse illustrates this fact: