[Eng] Question: Is God a democrat or a dictator?

Yes and no. Supporters of hard-line Islam unabashedly pronounce that God was never a democrat, never is and never will be, implying at the same time that democracy is profane.

A famous statement on this was made by the late King Fahd of Saudi Arabia when he asserted that Islam and democracy were not compatible. The reason he used to prove his point has been articulated by many since and that is, in democracy, the highest power lies with the people while in Islam, it lies with God the Almighty.

Because of this, God is an absolute ruler, no ifs, ands or buts and, therefore, all other arguments about democracy (elections, respect for the opposition, the rule of law, freedom, tolerance, pluralism, even secularism) are said to be unnecessary, redundant or irrelevant.

However, if God really said that (namely, that He wanted to be a dictator and not a democrat), the answer in the many writings on this topic does seem to have a lot of ifs ands and buts and one of the most important is how popular elections are viewed in this context.

True enough, there is no mention of elections in the holy book or in the Prophet’s sayings: In Islam, leaders (caliphs, imams and so on) are selected, not elected, by wise members in the community.

[BM] Review: Perubatan Islam dan Bukti Sains Moden

Perubatan Islam dan Bukti Sains Moden by Danial Zainal Abidin

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



Buku ini membuka minda di kalangan muslim dalam memahami Ayat Alquran & Alhadith bagi penggunaan abad ini. Ini kerana masyarakat Islam dunia amnya & Malaysia khususnya hanya memandang Alquran &A Alhadith secara literal.

Dek kerana 'mahir' dalam penafsiran masing-masing, segala pembacaannya diberi takrifan menggunakan bahasa terjemahan yang difahami sahaja tanpa rujukan Alulama.

Penggabungan sumber kajian dunia dapat mengukuhkan iman seseorang dalam memahami 2 sumber agung yang ditinggalkan Rasulullah SAW. Ini kerana minda moden yang jumud kini banyak mengatakan tafsiran 2 sumber ini tak saintifik dek kurangnya pembuktian & perkaitan dengan kajian moden sedia ada.

Justeru, bukan sahaja kajian terhadap Alquran & Alhadith diaplikasikan dalam sains, malah, kajian sains sendiri perlu diislamkan hasilnya supaya lensa pemahaman isu dilihat dari sudut aqidah & addin bagi menghasilkan amalan yang dilakukan sebagai ibadah lillahitaala.

Buku ini insyallah mampu memberi penerangan lebih jelas dalam mengikat kajian sains dengan Kalam Allah yang suci ini.



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