Relationship between Religion and Politics in Islam — Page 29
The Relationship Between Religion & Politics 29 1 َّنِا َهّٰللا ُرُمْاَي ِلْدَعْلاِب Innallaaha ya’muru bil-adl ( Surah an-Nahl , 16:91) ‘Allah orders you to always practise justice. ’ And then it develops the theme by saying: 2 َو اَل ْمُكَّنَمِرْجَي ُنٰاَنَش ٍمْوَق ىٰۤلَع اَّلَا اْوُلِدْعَت١ؕ اْوُلِدْعِا١۫ َوُه ُبَرْقَا ىٰوْقَّتلِل Wa laa yajrimannakum shana’aano qaw-min alaa allaa ta’dilu. I’dilu huwa aqrabu lit-taqwaa ( Surah al-Maa’idah , 5:9) ‘No amount of enmity between you and any other peo- ple should permit you to deviate from absolute justice. Be always just, that is nearer to righteousness. ’ When you dispense your responsibility as a govern- ment, you must dispense those responsibilities with abso- lute justice in mind. Now, when absolute justice is estab- lished as the central theme of a government, how could Islamic law be imposed upon non-Muslims; because it would be against justice and so many contradictions would arise? So, if you study this central core in depth, you will be surprised to find that the interpretation which I am giving to this, or that I understand to be the right interpretation, 1. Verily, Allah requires you to abide by justice ( Surah an-Nahl, 16:91). [Publisher] 2. And let not a people’s enmity incite you to act otherwise than with jus- tice. Be always just, that is nearer to righteousness ( Surah al-Maa’idah, 5:9). [Publisher]