Characteristics/duties of Islamic State

1. Salient
Features of
Islamic State
Sami-Ud-Din
PhD(Islamic Banking & Finance)
IIIE, IIUI
Riphah International University
Islamabad
sami.uddin@riphah.edu.pk

2. َ‫أ‬ ِ
‫ض‬ْ‫ر‬َ ْ
‫ٱْل‬ ‫ى‬ِ‫ف‬ ْ‫م‬ُ‫ه‬
ََّّٰ‫ن‬َّ‫ك‬َّ‫م‬ ‫ن‬ِ‫إ‬ َ‫ين‬ِ‫ذ‬َّ‫ل‬‫ٱ‬
ْ‫ا‬ُ‫و‬َ‫ت‬‫ا‬َ‫ء‬َ‫و‬ َ‫ة‬ َّٰ
‫و‬َ‫ل‬َّ‫ص‬‫ٱل‬ ْ‫ا‬‫و‬ُ‫م‬‫ا‬َ‫ق‬
َ‫ة‬ َّٰ
‫و‬َ‫ك‬َّ‫ٱلز‬
ْ‫ل‬‫ٱ‬ ِ‫َن‬‫ع‬ ْ‫ا‬ ْ‫و‬َ‫ه‬َ‫ن‬َ‫و‬ ِ‫وف‬ُ‫ر‬ْ‫ع‬َ‫م‬ْ‫ل‬‫ٱ‬ِ‫ب‬ ْ‫ا‬‫و‬ُ‫ر‬َ‫م‬َ‫أ‬َ‫و‬
ُ‫ة‬َ‫ب‬ِ‫ق‬ََّٰ‫ع‬ ِ َّ ِ
‫ّلِل‬َ‫و‬ ۗ ِ
‫ر‬َ‫ك‬‫ن‬ُ‫م‬
ِ
‫ور‬ُ‫م‬ُ ْ
‫ٱْل‬
(
22:41
)
(They are) those who, If We establish them In
the land, establish Regular prayer and give
Regular charity, enjoin The right and forbid
wrong : With God rests the end (And decision)
of (all) affairs.

3. 1- Establishing Regular (َ‫ة‬ َّٰ
‫و‬َ‫ل‬َّ‫ص‬‫ٱل‬ ْ‫ا‬‫و‬ُ‫م‬‫ا‬َ‫ق‬َ‫)أ‬
 Establishing regular prayer
 ‫الدين‬ ‫هدم‬ ‫فقد‬ ‫هدمها‬ ‫ومن‬ ‫الدين‬ ‫أقام‬ ‫فقد‬ ‫أقامها‬ ‫من‬ ‫الدين‬ ‫عماد‬ ‫الصالة‬
Whosoever established the regular prayer indeed he established al- Din-e-Islam and whoever
demolished it indeed he demolished al- Din-e-Islam
1. Facilitate health and cleanliness in the society
2. National and international brethren of Muslims especially at Hajj congregation
3. Dragging Muslims from hardships to the easement
4. Ensuring freedom of though and expression of all citizens including non- Muslims
5. Facilitating Hajj process and Hajj managements

4. 2- Establishing a just Islamic Economic
system (َ‫ة‬ َّٰ
‫و‬َ‫ك‬َّ‫ٱلز‬ ْ‫ا‬ُ‫و‬َ‫ت‬‫ا‬َ‫ء‬َ‫)و‬
1. Just Islamic economic system includes:
2. Establishing proper Zakat collection and distribution system
3. Eradication of Riba/interest and usuary from all exchange contracts in:
4. Capital and Money Markets
5. All public and private financial portfolios
6. Economic projects and issuing and investing developmental funds
7. Fiscal policies of public and private sectors
8. Poverty Elevation policies
9. To ensure the protection of citizens’ physical and intellectual properties
10. Augmentation of Citizens wealth and property

5. 3- Enjoining the Right (ِ‫وف‬ُ‫ر‬ْ‫ع‬َ‫م‬ْ‫ل‬‫ٱ‬ِ‫ب‬ ْ‫ا‬‫و‬ُ‫ر‬َ‫م‬َ‫أ‬َ‫)و‬
 Enjoining the right includes:
1. Facilitating goodness in the society
2. Promoting social welfare of the citizens
3. Giving right to enjoy lawful resources of the state
4. Celebrate all lawful joys and celebrations
5. Allow and facilitate such associations of citizens which promote goodness in the
society

6. 4- Forbidding wrong ( ِ
‫ر‬َ‫ك‬‫ن‬ُ‫م‬ْ‫ل‬‫ٱ‬ ِ‫َن‬‫ع‬ ْ‫ا‬ ْ‫و‬َ‫ه‬َ‫ن‬َ‫)و‬
1. This is the core responsibility of Islamic state to forbid/encounter all kinds of
conspiracies at national and international levels
2. To make hinder all evils and close all the windows from where any evil may enter
Islamic society.
3. Protecting the borders of Islamic state
4. No harm should be done to the oppressed classes like orphans, women, non-
Muslims and all socially and economically weak persons

7. 5- Sovereignty of Allah ( ُ ْ
‫ٱْل‬ ُ‫ة‬َ‫ب‬ِ‫ق‬ََّٰ‫ع‬ ِ َّ ِ
‫ّلِل‬َ‫و‬
ِ
‫ور‬ُ‫م‬ )
 All public and private affairs of Muslims should be returned to Allah in cases of disputes
and differences
 ‫ح‬‫ل‬َ‫ف‬ ِ
‫ه‬‫ح‬‫ي‬َ‫ل‬َ
‫ع‬َ
‫و‬ ۖ ُ
‫حت‬‫ل‬‫ا‬
‫ك‬َ
‫و‬َ‫ت‬ ِ
‫ه‬‫ح‬‫ي‬َ‫ل‬َ
‫ع‬ ۖ ِ‫ا‬ِ
‫ّلِل‬ ‫ا‬
‫َّل‬ِ‫إ‬ ُ
‫م‬‫ح‬
‫ك‬ُ‫ح‬
‫ْل‬‫ا‬ ِ
‫ن‬ِ‫إ‬
َ
‫ن‬‫و‬ُ‫ل‬ِ‫ك‬َ
‫و‬َ‫ت‬ُ
‫حم‬‫ل‬‫ا‬ ِ
‫ل‬‫ا‬
‫ك‬َ
‫و‬َ‫ت‬َ‫ي‬
(
12:67
)

8. 6- Domestic Rule of Law
 All the civil and criminal matters of citizens will be decided under the guiding principles
of the Quran and Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.s).
 Non- Muslims will be ensured to decide their civil or family matters according to their
respective religious/non-religious (in case atheists) rules.

9. 7- International Rule of Law
Islamic state is supposed to deal all international dealings with other nation states under
the Islamic International Law of war and peace. Guidance can be sought from the
Maghazees/ Siyyars of the Prophet (s.a.w.s) and from the Seerah of the four right guided
caliphs of Muslims.