Tawheed al-Haakimiyyah

1. (who obey Allah and His messenger) if
you have any disputes refer them back
to Allah and his Messenger” [EMQ 4:59] Tawheed
This naturally begs the question as to what is the status
of the rulers of these countries who claim to be Muslim
al-Haakimiyyah
and yet implement kufr law. The verdict is clear, by them
taking the position of legislators and then implementing
and enforcing this law upon the masses they are
becoming rivals to Allah (swt) and are thus committing
shirk akbar. Therefore they are considered apostates
that must be removed and replaced with a legitimate
Islamic authority that implements the shariah
the rule is for
“
completely and comprehensively.
The misunderstanding and ignorance of this topic in
today's reality is suicidal as this is a part of our tawheed
none but
that is violated in front of our very eyes, yet people are
more concerned with the shirk of people worshiping
graves and building shrines which although does take
Allah”
place is no where near as profound.
It is the shirk in haakimiyyah that is so
commonplace today and can be witnessed
throughout the world with people falling into
its trap without even knowing.

2. Tawheed al-Haakimiyyah is the belief that Allah which your purpose will be fulfilled; so
(swt) is the sole legislator and commander for follow this way and not the whims of
all affairs. This forms a fundamental part of our
belief which if violated results in the negation of
those who have no knowledge” [EMQ 33:2]
ones Imaan.
Consequently, this means that it is not possible for a
Muslim to legislate law and order to determine right and
There is some dispute regarding this topic and its
wrong nor to refer to another system other than that of
classification within the area of Tawheed. In response
Islam as this would be shirk and will render someone an
to this it is important to understand that the topic of
apostate. Allah (swt) says in the Quran;
tawheed itself is classified into different sections in
order to comprehend the topic more easily and for the
further emphasis and elaboration upon certain areas. “By your Lord they will not have true
Hence, whether or not people regard tawheed al- belief until they make you judge in
haakimiyyah as a separate category or incorporate it all disputes between them” [EMQ 4:65]
within tawheed al-uluhiyyah is irrelevant as the topic of
discussion is haakimiyyah and not its classification. Today we have a situation whereby the world is
dominated by man made (kufr) law where the
One of the many attributes of Allah (swt) is that he is al- governments of the world implement and enforce their
Hakam, this means that it is He who is the one who kufr upon the masses. They adhere to the system of the
legislates and decides upon right and wrong., it is He west, devised from the mind of man, be it a democracy,
who has the exclusive right to determine what is good kingship or dictatorship. They abandon the shariah of
and bad, legal and illegal. Allah (swt) states in the Quran; Allah (swt) whilst reverting to the ideals of capitalism and
communism. They make man sovereign by making the
people the source of law, allowing them to legislate, to
'the rule is for none but Allah' determine good and bad, legal and illegal with complete
[EMQ 12:40]
disregard to the command of Allah (swt). Even those
countries that fool people into believing they are Islamic
Haakimiyyah is of two types in relation to tawheed. One (like Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Iran) by having
is Haakimiyyah Takwiniyyah which is to do with the laws some laws that agree with Islam or some articles in their
of the universe that Allah (swt) has decreed which are not constitutions that give sovereignty to Islam or even by
subject to change or disobedience e.g. the sun rising having administrative departments within their
from the east and setting in the west, the rain falling from governments that claim to rule by Islam, they are far from
the sky, gravity etc. Haakimiyyah tashri'iyyah on the it. The clear and present reality shows the outright
other hand is to do with the fact that Allah (swt) has disregard they have for Islam and their flagrant
legislated a law and order for man to follow and obey. implementation of kufr law. This can be seen internally
This law and order must be adhered to as it is the divine within these countries from their banking systems to
code of conduct to live our life by from Allah (swt). At the their social policy and externally in their foreign policy
same time Allah (swt) has informed us that this system of from their lack of jihad to their membership of the UN,
life has been perfected and is applicable for all times and their kufr is open, blatant and clear.
places and that we must refer to this for everything that
we do. “Obey Allah and obey the messenger
and those in authority amongst you
“Then we have set you upon a way by