A few days ago, I got into conversation with an Islamist brother, and somewhat predictably, the conversation swiftly fell down some well-trodden paths. It was my duty as a Muslim, I was told, to work towards the full implementation of shariah, and to at least hope for the arrival one day of an Islamic State - if not actively working towards bringing it about.
The perceptive reader will have already discerned from this very short history that I was speaking to a representative of Hizb-ut-Tahrir, or whatever it's calling itself nowadays since it's been proscribed. Has it been banned? Not certain, but either way it's not flavour of the month down at the Metropolitan Police.
Monday, January 15, 2007
Altmuslim: What Islamists Think - And Why It Doesn't Work
Some good questions asked by the writer about Hizb and other organizations who seek innocent utopian answers to very complicated questions:
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Does it matter what Quran and Sunnah say about having a Khilafah state. I mean to say, is your opinion based on:
- I'm indifferent to what Quran and Sunnah say about implementing an Islamic state as it an extremist ideology
OR
- I've studied Quran and Sunnah and have come to the conclusion that Islam does not prescribe having a Khilafa state
Regards,
Room-mate
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