List of Muslim-majority countries that have declared ISLAM as the ‘STATE RELIGION,’ yet their status remains as the ‘Lands of KUFR’.

:|: Time for Hijrah :|:
:|: Where to Make Hijrah? :|:
:|: Land of Islam vs Land of KUFR :|:
:|: ‘Muslims’ in Kuffar’s Mindset :|:
:|: ‘Muslims’ Following Kuffar’s Deen :|:
:|: ‘Muslims’ obeying Kuffar’s Shariah :|:

:|: Where to make Hijrah?
– Land of ISLAM vs Land of KUFR – Evaluating the STATUS of Muslim-populated lands:
– List of Muslim-majority countries that have declared ISLAM as the ‘STATE RELIGION,’ yet their status remains as the ‘Lands of KUFR’. :|:

Bismillah! Al Hamdulilah!
Wa AsSalatu AsSalamu A’ala Rasulillah!
AsSalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu

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There are Muslim-majority countries which declared Islam as the ‘STATE Religion’ in their constitutions. The report goes:

“Of the 46 countries (actually 52) in the world with majority Muslim populations, 23 declared Islam to be the state religion in their constitutions. The rest either proclaim the state to be secular or make no pronouncement concerning an official religion.”

The 23 countries where Islam is declared the state religion, are:
Afghanistan,
Algeria,
Bahrain,
Bangladesh,
Brunei,
Egypt,
Iran,
Iraq,
Jordan,
Kuwait,
Libya,
Malaysia,
Maldives,
Mauritania,
Morocco,
Oman,
Pakistan,
Qatar,
Saudi Arabia,
Somalia,
Tunisia,
the United Arab Emirates,
and Yemen.
https://www.uscirf.gov/publications/did-you-knowmuslim-constitutions

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The question comes, does a a country become a Land of Islam which declares Islam as the ‘State Religion’?
In this article we will try to get the answer, En Shaa Allah.

The first thing is to understand, what does this ‘State Religion’ mean?
Does the state itself have a religion?
Or Is it to declare how the state is governing?
Or is it to declare that the state will run religiously?
Or Is it to declare that the state will follow religious guidelines in governing its affairs?

In fact, when you come to know a country’s constitution says that its religion is Islam, you would think this country follows a religion, this country governs its affairs with a religion and that religion is Islam.
Therefore, it’s a land of Islam.

But what do we see in reality when we dig into the Constitution itself?
We find these constitutions are full of contradictions.
Most of these countries constitution also declared the country as secular thus the legislation is based on the Kuffar’s (secular) laws.
Most of these countries declared sovereignty to the people thus giving people the authority to make their own law.
Most of these countries follow the system of the Kufr of democracy.
Most of these countries take the UN, the head of the Taghut as their Rabb therefore, they follow the UN letter by letter.
These are the major contradictions within their constitutions.

So, the question remains, why do those countries mention Islam as a ‘State Religion’?
Is It to declare its identity and alignment towards Islam?

It could be due to many reasons, such as;
Showing an alignment towards Islam, only due to political corruption or for many it could be a first step towards implementing Islamic Shariah. Allah knows best.

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Whatever the reason is, merely declaring Islam as a ‘State Religion’ has no significance in terms of its status to be considering it as a Land of Islam unless at least the Major 4 criteria are fulfilled, such as
(1) Eliminating secularism,
(2) Declaring Sovereignty to Allah,
(3) Discarding democracy,
(4) Declaring Shariah is the only source of legislation in its constitution.

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Therefore, let’s evaluate the status of these countries in regards to Hijrah:

Afghanistan ***
Algeria – KUFR AKBAR (Sovereignty to people, Democracy)
Bahrain – KUFR AKBAR (Sovereignty to people, Democracy, Shariah principal source)
Bangladesh – KUFR AKBAR (Secular, Sovereignty to people, Democracy)
Brunei ***
Egypt – KUFR AKBAR (Sovereignty to people, Democracy, Shariah Principal Source)
Iran ***
Iraq – KUFR AKBAR (Sovereignty to people, Democracy, Islam is FOUNDATION source)
Jordan – KUFR AKBAR (Democracy, Separate Courts)
Kuwait – KUFR AKBAR (Sovereignty to people, Democracy, Islam is FOUNDATION source)
Libya – KUFR AKBAR (Sovereignty to people, Democracy, Shariah is MAIN source)
Malaysia – KUFR AKBAR (Sovereignty to people, Democracy, Separate Courts)
Maldives – KUFR AKBAR (Sovereignty to people, Democracy, Islam is ONE of the basis of Law)
Mauritania – KUFR AKBAR (Sovereignty to people, Democracy)
Morocco – KUFR AKBAR (Sovereignty to people, Democracy,)
Oman – KUFR AKBAR (Enacted Kuffar’s Law, Islamic Sharia is the basis for legislation)
Pakistan – KUFR AKBAR (Democracy)
Qatar – KUFR AKBAR (Sovereignty to people, Democracy, Shariah is MAIN source)
Saudi Arabia ***
Somalia – KUFR AKBAR (Democracy)
Tunisia – KUFR AKBAR (Sovereignty to people, Democracy)
United Arab Emirates – KUFR AKBAR (Enacted Kuffar’s Law, Shari’a is a main source of legislation)
and
Yemen – KUFR AKBAR (Sovereignty to people, Democracy)


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Please read the following articles for references as to how those countries became the ‘Land of Kufr’ by engaging in ‘Kufr Akbar’.

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We found that all these countries except Brunei, Iran and Saudi Arabia fail to stand-out to the fact what it meant by declaring ‘Islam as the State Religion’.

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The issue of Afghanistan remains outside our evaluation because its constitution holds no value after the Taliban took over power. We will assess Afghanistan based on the actions of the current Taliban government until their stance on the constitution becomes clear.

And we can assess according to our knowledge only while it is Allah who knows the best.
May Allah guide the corruptors of the Muslim-majority lands.
May Allah free those Muslim-majority lands from the hands of these Taghut.
Ameen.
May Allah make this beneficial.

List of the Muslim-majority countries those who INTENDED to legislate by the SHARIAH but followed ‘MAJORITY’ by adopting ‘Kuffar’s Deen’, democracy thus became the LANDS of KUFR.

:|: Time for Hijrah :|:
:|: Where to Make Hijrah? :|:
:|: Land of Islam vs Land of KUFR :|:
:|: ‘Muslims’ in Kuffar’s Mindset :|:
:|: ‘Muslims’ Following Kuffar’s Deen :|:
:|: ‘Muslims’ Obeying Kuffar’s Shariah :|:

:|: List of the Muslim-majority countries those who INTENDED to legislate by the SHARIAH but followed ‘MAJORITY’ by adopting ‘Kuffar’s Deen’, democracy thus became the LANDS of KUFR.. :|:

Bismillah! Al Hamdulilah!
Wa AsSalatu AsSalamu A’ala Rasulillah!
AsSalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu

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The light that was extinguished :

Wasn’t it astonishing knowing there are a few constitutions among the Muslim-majority countries those who mentioned that ‘the state would be governed by the Shariah Law’ or the wordings with similar meanings in their constitutions?

Well, at least it was for us! It was amazing to know those lands existed. At least, knowing that there are lands that can officially be regarded as the ‘lands of Islam‘.
But soon the amazement turned to despair!

Subhanallah!
What a heartbreaking fact it is when you see a country explicitly mention in its constitution that there will be no laws against the Quran and Sunnah yet they followed the Kuffar’s Deen by adopting the format of the ‘Majority’ component of democracy.

Though they followed democracy, they didn’t declare ‘sovereignty to the people’*, meaning, they didn’t intend to make their own laws or any laws against the Shairah but for the sake of collective opinions, they followed the form of democracy, the ‘majority’ component of the democracy.

Thus there is a clear line of deviation here from Allah’s Deen, from Allah’s Shariah which is that they applied the format of democracy to rule by Allah’s Shariah.

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For the confused ones:

One may question,
What’s wrong in applying the format of democracy if they rule the country by Allah’s Shariah?
The answer is that in democracy it is obligatory to follow the majority while in Islam it is not. Therefore, to make something obligatory on Muslims which originated from the Kuffar’s system/ Kuffar’s ways is clearly following the Kuffar’s Deen.

You can say, this protects the Ameer from becoming a dictator while a decision based on majority opinion is safer.

We say,
(1) Allah’s Shariah did not make it obligatory for Muslims to follow the majority, rather it came from the ‘Shariah of the Kuffar’.
(2) We don’t go by what is logical, convenient and safer when it goes against our Deen.
(3) Therefore, applying this majority ruling on Muslim affairs by following the ‘Kuffar’s Shariah’ is clearly Haram.

The question is, can we call it Kufr?
We say we would evaluate it to the extent what is understood by the Hadith of Rasulullah Sallillahu Alaihi Wa Sallam where He said, (narrated by ‘Abd-Allah ibn ‘Umar)

“Whoever imitates a people is one of them.”
(Narrated by Abu Dawud, 3512; classed as sahih by al-Albani in Irwa al-Ghalil, 2691)

Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah Rahimullah said:
“This at the very least indicates that it is Haram to imitate them, although the apparent meaning is that the one who imitates them is a Kafir.”
(Iqtida al-Sirat al-Mustaqim, 237)

https://islamqa.info/en/answers/45200/ruling-on-imitating-the-disbelievers

Based on this, we say a Muslim MUST REJECT the format of democracy which is clearly Haram and Kufr even though the intention is to rule by Allah’s Shariah.
And Allah knows best.
May Allah give them the strength to discard the aspect of democracy from their constitutions.
May Allah make these lands a true Islamic land.


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So, who are those Muslim-majority countries?

Here is the list:
Pakistan (96% Muslim)
Somalia (99%)
The Maldives (98%)

Subhanallah! Based on our research on the official status according to the constitutions, we found that these countries are the second-best countries among all the 52 Muslim-majority countries/ lands in the world.

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So, let’s see what these constitutions say about Allah’s Shariah:

Pakistan:
Article 227:
“All existing laws shall be brought in conformity with the Injunctions of Islam as laid down in the Holy Quran and Sunnah, in this part referred to as the Injunctions of Islam, and no law shall be enacted which is repugnant to such Injunctions.”

https://www.pakistani.org/pakistan/constitution/part9.html
https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Pakistan_2018

The Amendment of Constitution 18th June 1991
Article 3.

Supremacy of Shari’ah.
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“The Shari’ah that is to say the Injunctions of Islam as laid in the Holy Qur’an and Sunnah, shall be the supreme law of Pakistan.”
https://www.pakistani.org/pakistan/legislation/1991/actXof1991.html

The Zina Ordinance (also referred to as the Zina laws) is part of the Hadood Ordinances, promulgated in 1979 by General Zia-ul-Haq, President of Pakistan as a first step towards implementing Shariah Law.

The text states:
“Whereas it is necessary to modify the existing law relating to Zina so as to bring it in conformity with the injunctions of Islam as set out in the Holy Qur’an and Sunnah”.
https://www.pakistani.org/pakistan/legislation/1991/actXof1991.html

Somalia:
Article 2.3:
“No law which is not compliant with the general principles of Shari’ah can be enacted.”

Article 3. Founding Principles
3.1
“The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Somalia is based on the foundations of the Holy Quran and the Sunna of our prophet Mohamed (PBUH) and protects the higher objectives of Shari’ah and social justice.”

The Maldives:
Article 10:
“No law contrary to any tenet of Islam shall be enacted in the Maldives”

Article 70. Legislative authority:
c. “The People’s Majlis shall not pass any law that contravenes any tenet of Islam.”

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And what do their constitutions state about adopting democracy?

Pakistan:
The democratic process of election and legislation is described all over the places in the constitution of Pakistan under those particular aspects. One may read from here:
https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Pakistan_2018

Somalia:
Article 1.1
“Somalia is a federal, sovereign, and democratic republic founded on inclusive representation of the people and a multiparty system and social justice.”

The Maldives:
The case of the Maldives is different from that of Pakistan and Somalia.
They have not only adopted democracy but also attributed ‘sovereignty to its people’.

Sovereignty:
Article 4. Powers of the citizens
“All the powers of the State of the Maldives are derived from, and remain with, the citizens.”

Article 5. Legislative power:
“All legislative power in the Maldives is vested in the People’s Majlis.”

Democracy:
Article 87. Voting
“Unless otherwise provided in this Constitution, all decisions of the People’s Majlis shall be decided by a majority of votes of the members present and voting.”

Therefore, the Maldives is already been on the list of 24 Muslim-majority countries those who attributed sovereignty to people that fall under the category of ‘Land of Kufr’ that we mentioned in the previous article here:

The reference to the constitutions can be found here:
Somalia: https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Somalia_2012
Malidvies: https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Maldives_2008

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The Fatwa regarding the majority in democracy is Kufr:

The Fatwa regarding this from Islamqa.info which runs under the supervision of Sheikh Muhammad Saleh Al-Munazzid, Hafizullah:

“By examining this topic (referencing all Shariah sources, mentioned in the link below) from different angles, it becomes clear that what is counted as KUFR AKBAR is the following”:

“Discussing Sharee‘ah in parliament and voting on it; this indicates that implementing sharee‘ah is conditional upon a majority vote.”

https://islamqa.info/en/answers/974/the-kufr-of-one-who-rules-according-to-other-than-what-allaah-revealed

And Allah knows best.
May Allah make it beneficial.
May Allah set us in a land where we will be able to safeguard our Deen and Dunya and safeguard our generations from following Kuffar’s Deen and obeying ‘Kuffar’s Shariah’.
May Allah forgive our sins.
May Allah make our Hijrah easy.

List of the Muslim-majority countries those who made Shariah as the ‘Basic’/ ‘Fundamental’/ ‘Main’/ ‘Major’/ ‘Principal’ source of legislation thus became the LANDS of KUFR.

:|: Time for Hijrah :|:
:|: Where to Make Hijrah? :|:
:|: Land of Islam vs Land of KUFR :|:
:|: ‘Muslims’ in Kuffar’s Mindset :|:
:|: ‘Muslims’ Following Kuffar’s Deen :|:
:|: ‘Muslims’ obeying Kuffar’s Shariah :|:

Bismillah! Al Hamdulilah!
Wa AsSalatu AsSalamu A’ala Rasulillah!
AsSalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu

:|: Where to Hijrah?
– Land of ISLAM vs Land of KUFR – Evaluating the STATUS of Muslim-populated lands
– List of the countries those who made Shariah as the ‘Basic’/ ‘Fundamental’/ ‘Main’/ ‘Major’/ ‘Principal’ source of legislation and thus became the LANDS of KUFR. :|:

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In this article, we will reveal the mockery of Allah’s Shariah by those state authorities and how they fool the masses by their clever wordings in the constitutions making people think that they are ruling by Allah’s Shariah while in reality it is not. May Allah give us strength.

A person with a regular mind might surprise and question this Fatwa, ‘How is it Kufr for a country when its constitution says that the ‘Shariah is the main source of legislation’?

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Our learned and Haqq Ulama had the answer:

The Fatwa regarding this from Islamqa.info which runs under the supervision of Sheikh Muhammad Saleh Al-Munazzid, Hafizullah:

“By examining this topic (referencing all Shariah sources, mentioned in the link below) from different angles, it becomes clear that what is counted as KUFR AKBAR is the following”:

“Making Sharee‘ah a secondary or main source, along with other sources of law. Even when they say that Sharee‘ah is the primary source of legislation, this is still KUFAR AKBAR, because it means that they are allowing the adoption of laws from other sources too.”

https://islamqa.info/en/answers/974/the-kufr-of-one-who-rules-according-to-other-than-what-allaah-revealed

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And here is our simple answer for the simple minds:

It is so commonly understood by every single Muslim as such that no Muslim needs a reference for this that if someone leaves/ rejects ONE single law from the Shariah of Allah and chooses something else, that is enough to make him a Kafir.

Having that common understanding of Allah’s Shariah, now let me put those wordings in a proper perspective for an easy to understandable way.

What do you think of an organization when it says, “This is our main office”? What picture do you carry for that organization?
You would automatically assume that it has other offices or branch offices or regional offices.
Similarly, when a constitution says, “Shariah is the main source of legislation”, it is obvious that it means there is scope for legislation from other sources too.

Put a similar scenario to the word ‘Principal source’ as ‘Principal Office’.
It means it has other offices too.

Regarding the words “Basic” or “Fundamental,” consider this example:

Someone has a “basic” knowledge of something. What does that mean?
It automatically suggests that there exist the next levels of knowledge of the topic such as intermediate, advanced and so on.

This is the intention behind the inclusion of “Basic” or “Fundamental” in the constitution. It implies that while Islamic Shariah would remain foundational, there is the possibility of incorporating other intermediate or advanced laws (Aujubillah) into the constitution. And that’s exactly what they did. Let us prove you that.

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Which countries fall in this category?
Bahrain (81% Muslim)
Egypt (95%)
Filistin (98%)
Iraq (99%)
Kuwait (95%)
Libya (97%)
Oman (87%)
Qatar (77%)
Syria (92%)
UAE (76%)

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Among these 10 countries mentioned above, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Qatar, Libya, Kuwait and Syria have attributed SOVEREIGNTY to people and adopted DEMOCRACY, therefore, they are already on the list of Lands of Kufr.

These are those who have gone far astray. They had not only adopted democracy but also attributed ‘Sovereignty to people’ even though they have mentioned Shariah as the ‘Basic’/ ‘Fundamental’/ ‘Main’/ ‘Major’/ ‘Principal’ sources of legislation.

Subhanallah!
This is an unbelievable fact.
This is like mocking Allah’s Shariah.
The constitution seems like a drama script to the authorities of these nations. These nations have already attributed Sovereignty to people and adopted democracy though they have mentioned Shariah as the ‘Basic/ Main/ Principal source of legislation. Thus they made the land having 3 layers of Kufr.

One is attributing Sovereignty to people.
Another is adopting democracy.
and the next is taking Allah’s Shariah as the ‘Basic’/ ‘Fundamental’/ ‘Main’/ ‘Major’/ ‘Principal’ source of legislation.

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What remains from this group of 10 countries from the list (2) above are:
Filisitn, Oman and UAE

And things go almost the same with these countries as well.
Among these countries, Filistin adopted democracy (but not sovereignty to people)
Oman and UAE enacted other Laws overriding Shariah Law.

Yes, there’s no surprise of them in adopting democratic system when these courtiers have already taken Allah’s Shariah as the ‘Basic’/ ‘Fundamental’ ‘Main’/ ‘Principal’ source of legislation.

Therefore, all the above 10 countries those who mentioned Shariah as the ‘Basic’/ ‘Fundamental’/ ‘Main’/ ‘Major’/ ‘Principal’ source of legislation prove their playfulness with Allah’s Shariah.

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An example of this is manifested by OMAN.

OMAN (87% Muslim)
Constitution – Oman 1996 (rev. 2011)

Even though Oman didn’t enact Secularism, neither attributed Sovereignty to the People nor adopted democracy, it enacted a few laws (Kuffar’s Law) which Allah mentioned as ‘comes from their desire’. (Sura Sad 38:26 and Sura Furqan 25:43)

So, read the constitution of Oman and the law that they have enacted by rejecting Allah’s Shariah;

Women’s testimony is made equal to a man

Article 17:
“All Citizens are equal before the Law and share the same public rights and duties. There shall be no discrimination amongst them on the ground of gender, origin, colour, language, religion, sect, domicile, or social status.”

And the outcome of that ‘equal’ status of all gender (men and women) is manifested by the following law:
(Law No. 63 of 2008 and Article 259/ 2018 Penal Code)

Reference 1:
“in 2008, Omani legislation passed a law that declared that courts would regard testimonies from both men and women as equal.”
Progress Regarding Women’s Rights in Oman:
https://borgenproject.org/womens-rights-in-oman/

Reference 2:
“Pursuant to Law No. 63 of 2008, the testimony of men and women is now deemed equal in court proceedings”
https://www.refworld.org/reference/countryrep/freehou/2009/en/66400

Reference 3:
“Adult women may now be considered full persons before the law if
recent amendments to the rules of evidence are fully enforced. Pursuant
to Law No. 63 of 2008, the testimony of men and women is now deemed
equal in court proceedings, although it is unclear whether this will be fully
implemented throughout the legal system, particularly in family courts.”
Page 5.
https://freedomhouse.org/sites/default/files/inline_images/Oman.pdf

Reference 4:
‘Women’s Rights in the Middle East and North Africa 2010 – Oman’
https://www.refworld.org/reference/countryrep/freehou/2010/en/61441

Reference 5:
In Oman, the government introduced a law in 2008 to stipulate that men’s and women’s court testimony would be considered equal, although it is unclear to what extent this will apply to personal status cases.
Page No. 14.
https://freedomhouse.org/sites/default/files/270.pdf

Reference 6:
OIC countries where women’s testimony is known to be equal to a man’s in all cases:
Algeria (already on the list of Secular state)
Tunisia (already on the list of Secular state)
Oman

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Status_of_women%27s_testimony_in_Islam#:~:text=OIC%20countries%20where%20women’s%20testimony,Oman

What’s the law regarding women’s testimony in Allah’s Shariah?
2 women are equal to 1 man. (Sura Baqarah 2:282).
So, who do they take as their Ilaha, as their RABB?
The UN.

The Law of Zina:

“Under article 259 of the 2018 penal code, consensual intercourse outside marriage is punishable with between six months to three years’ imprisonment, and at least two years if either person is married.”
https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2019/country-chapters/oman

What’s the Shariah Law for Zina?
What Allah said?
“The woman or man found guilty of Zina, flog each one of them with a hundred lashes. Let not pity them without you applying the ruling of Allah and the Last Day. And let a group of the believers witness their punishment.” [An-Nur 24:2]

What’s the Fatwa regarding ZIna?
“A virgin committing Zina with a virgin: one hundred lashes for each and banishment for one year for the man. And a married committing Zina with a married: one hundred lashes and stoning.”
[as recorded by Muslim, Ahmad, and others.]

“As for those who are married and have weakened their Imaan to such a level that they get involved in Zina even after the presence of their spouses, then Allah has subjected the death penalty for a married adulterer.”

“The blood of a Muslim, who testifies that there is none to worship except Allah and that Muhammad is Allah’s Messenger, does not become permissible for the death penalty except for one of the three acts: a man who commits Zina after marriage- for which he would be stoned; a man who apostates and goes out fighting against Allah and His Messenger- for which he would be killed or crucified or banished from the land; and one who kills a human soul- for which he would be killed.”
[Fatwa Irwa’ ul-Ghalil no. 2196]

The law about the age of Marriage in Oman:

“The minimum age for marriage is 18 for both males and females.
Marriage of persons aged less than 18 is prohibited, except if approved by a judge after verifying that the marriage would be beneficial.”
https://www.undp.org/sites/g/files/zskgke326/files/migration/arabstates/Oman-Country-Assessment—English.pdf

Where does this age limit come from?

The ‘Article 1’ of ‘The complete United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC)’ says the following:

“For the purposes of the present Convention, a child means every human being below the age of eighteen (18) years unless under the law applicable to the child, a majority is attained earlier.”

While in Islamic Shariah Law, marriage could take place even before a child attains puberty:
https://islamqa.info/en/answers/22442/on-acting-and-the-ruling-on-marrying-young-girls

So, where does this age limit come from?
From their RABB, UN.
They took the UN as their Rabb by adopting this age limit of marriage to a Muslim.

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The example of UAE.

Please Refer to Article where we have discussed in detail:

Wa Allahu A’lam.
May Allah guide these authorities.
May Allah protect us from Taghut those who are adopting and applying Kuffar’s Shariah on the Muslims.
Ameen.

List of Muslim-majority countries those who enacted KUFFAR’S LAW by overriding Allah’s SHARIAH, thus became the Lands of KUFR.

:|: Time for Hijrah :|:
:|: Where to Make Hijrah? :|:
:|: Land of Islam vs Land of KUFR :|:
:|: ‘Muslims’ in Kuffar’s Mindset :|:
:|: ‘Muslims’ Following Kuffar’s Deen :|:
:|: ‘Muslims’ Obeying Kuffar’s Shariah :|:

:|: Where to make Hijrah?
– Part 6: Land of ISLAM vs Land of KUFR
– Evaluating the STATUS of Muslim-populated lands
– List of countries that enacted KUFFAR’S LAW alongside Allah’s SHARIAH or by overriding Allah’s SHARIAH, thus became the Lands of KUFR. :|:

Bismillah! Al Hamdulilah!
Wa AsSalatu AsSalamu A’ala Rasulillah!
AsSalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu

Among the 52 Muslim-majority countries, we have already eliminated a total of 42 countries as the lands of Kufr. 18 of them for being Secular and 24 of them for attributing Sovereignty to people/nations.

In this article, we will mention those who have adopted part of the Shariah Law in their constitutions along with part of the Kuffar’s Law thus eliminating those countries from our prospective Hijrah list for being the lands of Kufr.

And the evidence of these countries/ lands being the ‘Lands of Kufr’ are the following:
Taken from the Fatwa from islamqa.info which was sourced to ‘Sheikh Saleh Al-Munajjid Hafizullah’:

“By examining this topic (see the link below) from different angles, it becomes clear that what is counted as KUFR AKBAR is the following:

3. “Imposing man-made laws, such as Italian, French, German law, etc., to judge between the people, or mixing these laws and Sharee‘ah, as Genghis Khan did in his book al-Yaasiq, which combined laws from different sources; the ‘ulamaa’ (scholars) ruled that he was a kaafir.”

4. “Confining the role of sharee‘ah courts to so-called “civil” matters, such as marriage, divorce and inheritance.”

5. Setting up non-sharee‘ah courts”.

https://islamqa.info/en/answers/974/the-kufr-of-one-who-rules-according-to-other-than-what-allaah-revealed

In our preliminary research we have found the following countries fall into this criteria:

Algeria (98% Muslim)
Malaysia (60%)
Oman (87%)
The Gambia (96%)
Tunisia (99.50%)
UAE (76%)

Please note, among these countries, Algeria, Malaysia, The Gambia and Tunisia are already on the ‘List of the Lands of Kufr’ for (1) attributing Sovereignty to people and (2) adopting democracy and now, they also fall in the third layer of Kufr for (3) enacting specific Kuffar’s Law besides Allah’s Shariah that we are discussing in this article.

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OMAN (87% Muslim)
Constitution – Oman 1996 (rev. 2011)
We have discussed this in detail in this article:


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MALAYSIA (60% Muslim)
Democracy Index (DI) 6.01
Constitution: Year of Adoption: 1957 (rev. 2007)

Reference:
“The Malaysian court system is based on the UK legal system familiar to those from common law jurisdictions, but it also incorporates distinct characteristics in the form of Islamic religious courts and two separate High Courts for the Peninsula and for the Borneo states.”

https://scholarship.law.georgetown.edu/facpub/1922/#:~:text=The%20Malaysian%20court%20system%20is,and%20for%20the%20Borneo%20states.
https://thediplomat.com/2024/02/malaysias-court-system-struggles-with-the-rise-of-state-level-theocracy/

Dual Legal System
“Civil Law and Sharia Law: Malaysia has a dual legal system where civil law governs most areas, while Sharia law applies specifically to Muslims in certain matters.”

https://www.uscirf.gov/news-room/uscirf-spotlight/impact-malaysias-dual-legal-system-religious-freedom

(3)
United Arab Emirates (UAE) (76% Muslim)

Constitution – 1971 (rev. 2009)

Example (1): Alcohol Law:
Article (313)
1. “There shall be no punishment for consuming, possession or trading in alcoholic drinks in the situations and at places allowed as per applicable legislation.”

Amendment of laws:
“The UAE penal code was updated in 2020 to remove all legal forms of punishment prescribed in Sharia law, except for blood money payments;”

Federal Decree Law No. (15) of 2020
“Amending Certain Provisions of the Federal Law No. (3) of 1987
Concerning the Penal Code” states the following in Article (1):

“The provisions of the Islamic Shari’a shall apply to the retribution and blood money crimes. Other crimes and their respective punishments shall be provided for in accordance with the provisions of this Law and other applicable penal codes.”

https://www.moj.gov.ae/assets/2021/Federal%20Decree%20Law%20No.%20(15)%20of%202020%20Concerning%20the%20Penal%20Code.pdf.aspx

Example (2): Law of Zina (Adultery):
Adultery (molestation) is punishable only when it is less than 14 years of age and if it is not done with ‘free will’:

Article (356)
“Without prejudice to the previous two Articles, whoever commits sexual molestation of any person through coercion, threat or deceit, shall be subject to the punishment of temporary imprisonment.”

“Voluntary sexual molestation shall be subject to the same punishment provided for in the previous paragraph, if the age of the victim, male or female, is less than fourteen years or if the victim is of no free will due to young age, lunacy, or insanity.”

https://www.moj.gov.ae/assets/2021/Federal%20Decree%20Law%20No.%20(15)%20of%202020%20Concerning%20the%20Penal%20Code.pdf.aspx

What do you get from this law?
Whatever way the wordings are placed, it means, voluntary sexual ‘molestation’ to/ with a over 14 years old and with the ‘free will’ is not a prob.

So, these two lands clearly proved their intention of mentioning Shariah law as the ‘Basic’/ ‘Fundamental’/ ‘Main’/ ‘Major’/ ‘Principal’ source of legislation as they modified Shariah Law according to their desire, thus became the lands of KUFR.

(4)
The GAMBIA (96% Muslim)

Constitution: 1996 (rev. 2018)

Chapter 2.7. 7. The laws of The Gambia:
d. “the common law and principles of equity;”
“e. “customary law so far as concerns members of the communities to which it applies;”
f. “the Sharia as regards matters of marriage, divorce and inheritance among members of the communities to which it applies.”

Thus by enacting the laws opposite to Allah’s Law, these countries rejected Allah’s Shariah. which is KUFR AKBAR.

And Allah knows best.
May Allah guide these ‘Muslims’ to Tawheed.
May Allah set us in a land where we will be able to safeguard our Deen and Dunya and safeguard our generations from following and obeying Kuffar’s Shariah!.
May Allah forgive our sins.
May Allah make our Hijrah easy.
May Allah make this finding beneficial.

Evaluating the STATUS of the Muslim-majority lands – The Lands of Islam vs the Lands of Kufr – The hope is alive in the best 10 countries

:|: Time for Hijrah :|:
:|: Where to Make Hijrah? :|:
:|: Land of Islam vs Land of KUFR :|:
:|: ‘Muslims’ in Kuffar’s Mindset :|:
:|: ‘Muslims’ Following Kuffar’s Deen :|:
:|: ‘Muslims’ obeying Kuffar’s Shariah :|:

:|: Evaluating the STATUS of the Muslim-majority lands – The Lands of Islam vs the Lands of Kufr – The hope is alive in the best 10 countries :|:

Bismillah! Al Hamdulilah!
Wa AsSalatu AsSalamu A’ala Rasulillah!
AsSalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu
Ashadu An La Ilaha Illa Allah, Wa Ashadu Anna Muhammadan A’bduhu Wa Rasuluhu!

This is shocking and heartbreaking!
This is not an academic study nor a research intended to produce a PhD thesis paper to earn a certificate rather, for us, it was motivated by the Ebadah of Hijrah therefore, every finding of Kufr about our beloved Muslim lands touched us deeply.

Though we generally knew about the un-Islamic conditions and environment of the Muslim-majority lands, the acts of the Taghut, their Oppressions and the overall corruption of the regimes of those lands, but knowing the official status of these countries shocked us to the core. Allahu Musta’an.

So, here is the result so far in our research of the constitutions:

(1) 52 Muslim-majority countries,
(2) 18 countries have enacted secularism.
(3) 24 countries declared Sovereignty to people/ nation.

This means that these 42 countries (18 + 24) or the authorities of these countries have openly agreed among themselves, declared, and then legalized their declaration that:
(A) We have nothing to do with Islam and Islamic Shariah in managing the affairs of the state.
(B) We, the people and their elected representatives will decide what law is best for us. Islam can remain in the Masjid only

Thus the official status of these countries became the Lands of Kufr, thereby we had no other way but to discard those 42 (18+24) countries from our list of prospective lands of Hijrah.

Only 10 countries have kept our hope alive yet. These 10 countries saved themselves from enacting secularism and declaring Sovereignty to people/nations in their constitutions.
This means they did not declare Kufr on Islam like the authorities of those 42 countries. Al Hamdulillah!

Which are these countries?

Afghanistan
Brunei
Filistin
Iran
Jordan
Oman
Pakistan
Saudi Arabia
Somalia
UAE

Subhanallah!
How exciting it is to know that among these 10 countries, there are those few who have mentioned in the constitutions that “all laws of the state shall be in conformity with the Shariah of Allah”!

Yet there are so many issues about these 10 countries that each one needs an article to describe their amazing characters. In the next few articles, we will try to discover those issues about these countries, En Shaa Allah.

One might question, what’s your point in doing this brother?

Do you think people are waiting for your research to evaluate the status of these lands? We already know the Kufr, the Taghut regimes, the oppressors and the corruptors of these lands. Why are you wasting time brother?

Our answer is:
(1)
You’ve rightly thought so.
I asked myself the same questions too!
Is it worth it?
Do I have time for this?
What’s the benefit of doing this?
Then, I thought of the following:

(2)
We hear a lot of things which are mostly hearsay. We get a lot of news from many sources about the Muslim-majority countries, mostly from the Kuffar’s media. But Allah A’zza Wa Jalla instructed us to verify the news when it comes from evil-doers/ evil sources.

(3)
Hijrah is an Ebadah, therefore, we want to rely on the most authentic official sources to form our understanding of a land before we declare it as a land of Kufr. We must base our understanding on the fact findings from authentic sources so that we can select the best ones among these Muslim-majority countries to move to. May Allah help us, guide us and make it beneficial.

(4)
Today most of the Jaheel (ignorant) ‘Muslims’ cannot distinguish between Kufr, Shirk, Fusuq (disobedience) and Fahisha (immorality/ corruption). An example of this is that these Muslims were only recently stung by the LGBTQ+ movements which is a Fahisha (immorality/ corruption), but they easily accepted the Kufr and Shirk in obeying Kuffar’s Shariah by living under the Kuffar’s authority.

Therefore, these Jaheel (ignorant) Muslims think that they are making Hijrah by moving from city life to remote rural areas within the kuffar’s authority while they claim they are moving to the mountain according to the Hadiths text. La Hawla Wa La Quwata Illa Billah!
If you were to ask them why don’t you move to a Muslim-majority country?
They say those are corrupted.
And then, when it comes to moving from the Kuffar’s lands to the Muslim-majority lands, the astray ‘scholars’ pose the question, “Where is Allah’s Shariah?”

We know the reality that the kuffar have taken authority over the world, and it is impossible to establish Allah’s authority completely on earth as long as the economic supremacy of the kuffar exists, without dismantling their current fiscal authority. The Kuffar will not allow such things to happen; therefore, it is absurd to expect any land to fully implement Allah’s Shariah. However, there are countries and territories that try to implement Allah’s Shariah as much as they can.

Therefore, instead of weighing all Muslim-majority lands on the same scale, we need to understand the varying levels of these countries. While most of them intentionally choose to become lands of Kufr by adopting secularism, attributing sovereignty to people, embracing democracy, and enacting Kuffar laws alongside Shariah, there are many that were forced into this situation. Additionally, there are a few who are actively striving every day to implement the Shariah Law. Therefore, Muslims need this scrutinized information about each country before them in order to make the best decision about moving to a better Islamic land. And this research might benefit a Muslim to make his best choice, En Shaa Allah. And I ask Allah to make it beneficial for the Ummah.

(5)
Moreover, there are no real Islamic guidelines for Muslims about what factors they should consider to choosing a land for Hijrah in the context of the current times. What we see is that most contemporary scholars and many social media groups are advocating Muslims to move to a country where they can maintain a Western-standard lifestyle, which might fail to serve the purpose of Hijrah for the Muhajireen, Allah knows best, while there are many other important factors to be considered to choose a land for Hijrah in the current world situations and we tried to place those before the Ummah. May Allah accept from us.

(6)
In the end, it is every Muslim’s job to strive hard to find the best place for Hijrah according to his own situation. We are only making an attempt to put forward our findings if that helps a Muslim. And I ask Allah to accept our effort.

(7)
Our next attempt is to scrutinize these 10 countries to find the best lands for our Hijrah, En Shaa Allah. May Allah help us, and guide us to move to a land of Islam and give us protection for our Deen and Dunya. May Allah help us settle in a land where we can raise our generations out of the Kuffar’s system. Ameen.

List of the Muslim-majority countries those who adopted DEMOCRACY – Understanding of their ranking (LEVEL of Kufr) in the ‘democracy index’.

:|: Time for Hijrah :|:
:|: Where to Make Hijrah? :|:
:|: Land of Islam vs Land of KUFR :|:
:|: ‘Muslims’ in Kuffar’s Mindset :|:
:|: ‘Muslims’ Following Kuffar’s Deen :|:
:|: ‘Muslims’ obeying Kuffar’s Shariah :|:

:|: List of the Muslim-majority countries those who adopted DEMOCRACY – Understanding of their ranking (LEVEL of Kufr) in the ‘democracy index’. :|:

Bismillah! Al Hamdulilah!
Wa AsSalatu AsSalamu A’ala Rasulillah!
AsSalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu

(1)
Now that we have discussed the difference between democracy and Shura and the Kufr of democracy in the previous article, in this article, we will point out the Kufr of the Muslim-majority countries those who follow democracy in its different forms.

(2)
Democracy is the Deen of the Kuffar.

In the second half of the last century, when the Kuffar were forced to withdraw from their occupation of Muslim lands and leave their strongholds, they ensured that Muslims in their own lands would still follow their (the Kuffar’s) Deen.

To achieve this, they set up puppet regimes to rule the countries through democracy. On the other hand, they also brainwashed Muslim generations into accepting democracy as a ‘system of justice’.

Now, every year, they measure how successfully their brainwashed children are following their Deen of democracy. In this context, we will reveal the rankings of Muslim-majority countries in the Democracy Index, which is, in reality, a grade for the Kufr of these regimes according to their Rabb.

(3)
Level of Kufr:

Within this democratic system that is followed in the Muslim-populated lands, there are two types:
(A) Clear Kufr/ Kufr Akbar.
(B) Clear Haram and apparently Kufr.

In this article we will only discuss 2 categories of (A) Clear Kufr/ Kufr Akbar.

(A1) Clear Kufr/ Kufr Akbar:
Category 1. Secular – Kufr Akbar.

All the countries that mentioned ‘secularism’ in their constitution in variant wordings fall into this criteria. And we have listed 18 lands/ countries/ nations those who have clearly and explicitly mentioned the land/ state as ‘Secular’ in their constitutions in variant wordings, which you can read here:

Please note, when a country chooses the path of secularism, it rejects Allah’s Shariah, therefore, systematically (by default) it attributes Sovereignty to the people, and adopt Democracy to exercise the power of the people to legislate and govern the country. Thus this category of countries are those which have enacted Secularism, attributed Sovereignty to people and adopted democracy.

(A2) Clear Kufr/ Kufr Akbar:
Category 2. Sovereignty to people: Kufr Akbar
There are 24 countries among the 52 Muslim-majority countries those who did not declare the country as secular though, yet they have attributed Sovereignty to people. Meaning. people have all the power to decide the laws, regulations etc. and they adopted democracy to exercise the power of the people.

Please note, we have already explained the Shariah reason for those countries being the ‘Lands’ of Kufr’ for enacting secularism, attributing Sovereignty to the people and adopting democracy in the article below:

(4)
The LEVEL of Kufr of the Muslim-majority countries:

Here is a list of those Muslim-majority countries with a democracy index, sourced from The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) 2022/2023.
(The EIU publishes the Democracy Index annually, which assesses the state of democracy in countries around the world based on various criteria, including electoral process, civil liberties, political participation, and government functioning.).

South Asia:
Bangladesh (90% Muslim) Democracy Index (DI) 5.95
Indonesia (88%) DI 7.58
Malaysia (60%) DI 6.53
Pakistan (96%) DI 5.39
The Maldives (98%) DI 5.58

Central Asia:
Azerbaijan (99%) DI 3.84
Kazakhstan (56%) DI 5.72
Kyrgyzstan (86%) DI 5.96
Tajikistan (84%) DI 3.54
Turkmenistan (93%) DI 1.77
Uzbekistan (96%) DI 3.39

Middle East:
Bahrain (81%) DI 3.58
Iraq (99%) DI 4.97
Jordan (98%) DI 5.35
Kuwait (95%) DI 4.10
Lebanon (59%) DI 5.05
Qatar (77%) DI 3.91
Syria (92%) DI 1.87
Yemen (99%) DI 2.25

Europe:
Albania (80%) DI 6.00
Bosnia (50%) DI 5.99
Kosovo (95%) DI 6.05
Turkey (99%) DI 4.75

North Africa:
Algeria (98%) DI 4.39
Egypt (98%) DI 3.80
Libya (97%) DI 3.23
Morocco (99%) DI 5.26
Sudan (71%) DI 3.97
Tunisia (99.5%) DI 6.11

Central Africa:
Burkina Faso (59%) DI 4.16
Chad (55%) DI 3.21
Mali (92%) DI 5.17
Niger (99%) DI 6.38
Nigeria (50%) DI 4.24

East Africa:
Comoros (98%) DI 5.37
Djibouti (94%) DI 3.38
Somalia (99%) DI 2.27

West Africa:
Gambia (96%) DI 6.14
Guinea (85%) DI 3.88
Guinea Bissau (46%) DI 4.32
Ivory Coast (Côte d’Ivoire) (42.5%) DI 5.58
Mauritania (96%) DI 4.39
Senegal (96% DI 6.38
Sierra Leone (77%) DI 5.78

South Africa Region:
No Muslim majority country.

(6)
Know the most obedient brainwashed children of the Kuffar:

INDONESIA is the country among all the Muslim-majority countries that scored highest in the Democracy Index (7.58).
Meaning, they are the one who is MOSTLY aligned to the Kuffar’s Shariah, taking the Kuffar as their most dear RABB. May Allah protect Muslims.

(7)
And the Least obedient:

On the other hand, SOMALIA is the country among all the Muslim-majority countries that scored 2nd LOWEST in the Democracy Index (2.27), while Turkmenistan (a secular Muslim-majority country) scored lowest 1.77 only being a authoritative regime, which for our purpose of Hijrah, doesn’t carry any significant value.
Therefore, our observation is that SOMALIA is the one that aligned the LEAST to the Kuffar’s Shariah.
May Allah give them strength to get rid of Kuffar’s Deen, democracy entirely.

Wa Allahu A’lam.
May Allah guide these authorities.
May Allah protect us from Taghut those who are adopting and applying Kuffar’s Shariah on the Muslims.
May Allah give grant us a land where we can practice/ establish Allah’s Deen.
Ameen.

Land of ISLAM vs Land of KUFR – Evaluating the STATUS of Muslim-majority lands – (5) Understanding the DIFFERENCE between DEMOCRACY in ‘Kuffar’s Shariah’ vs SHURA in Allah’s Shariah.

:|: Time for Hijrah :|:
:|: Where to Make Hijrah? :|:
:|: Land of Islam vs Land of KUFR :|:
:|: ‘Muslims’ in Kuffar’s Mindset :|:
:|: ‘Muslims’ Following Kuffar’s Deen :|:
:|: ‘Muslims’ obeying Kuffar’s Shariah :|:

:|: Where to make Hijrah?
– Land of ISLAM vs Land of KUFR
– Evaluating the STATUS of Muslim-populated lands
– (5) Understanding the DIFFERENCE between DEMOCRACY in ‘Kuffar’s Shariah’ vs SHURA in Allah’s Shariah. :|:

Bismillah! Al Hamdulilah!
Wa AsSalatu AsSalamu A’ala Rasulillah!
AsSalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu

(1) The Confusion:

Subhanllah! Many Muslims, even some ‘scholars’ today are confused about the distinction between democracy and Shura in Islam, often thinking that Shura is similar to democracy.

Indeed this confusion is mostly due to the lack of the proper knowledge of Deen and then due to the preaching of the astray ‘scholars’, most of those who live under the Kuffar’s authority, following ‘Kuffar’s Deen’ and obeying ‘Kuffar’s Shariah’, calling Muslims to vote in democracy by giving many excuses such as to ‘make their opinion heard’, ‘choosing pros and cons’, ‘Your vote matters’ etc reasons.

Therefore, let us first explain Democracy and Shura in general terms, in an easy-to-understand way so that a 13-year-old young adult can understand the distinct difference between the two as well as the Kufr of Democracy, En Shaa Allah.

(2)
Democracy:

The main intent/ idea behind democracy are three:
(A) People/ Nation are all-powerful (Sovereign).
(B) People make their own laws by their own will.
(C) It requires a majority of the lawmakers to agree to make/ enact a law.

How does it function?
(A) People vote in general elections and select the candidate/ parliamentarian to represent them.
(B) These parliamentarian then exercise their power to make Laws.
(C) It is a MUST that the MAJORITY of these parliamentarians have to agree on something to make/ enact a law.

So, this is ‘the way’ of the Kuffar to rule a land/ country which they called ‘democracy’. Thus this democracy becomes a Deen (the way)/ ‘Shariah’ of the Kuffar.

(3)
Shura:

Shura means consultations.
Consultations with the knowledgeable.
The intent is to rule solely by Allah’s Shariah.

How does it function?
(A) Shura is formed out of the Ulama, who have proven knowledge of Deen.
(B) This body/ Shura is not formed to make laws based on majority opinions but rather to get their insights and expertise in enacting laws/ rules/ regulations within the limit of Shariah law.
(C) The Ameer (Leader) of the Shura/ body can make a decision without any single member agreeing with him.

(4)
The Ameer/ The Leader/ Khalifah:

That brings the issue of ‘Ameer’.
So, what is an ‘Ameer’?

Ameer means leader. In the context of an Islamic state, it is called, ‘Amirul Mu’mineen’, Khalifah, the leader of the Muslims.

How does he function?
(A) The Shariah makes it obligatory for Muslims to obey him (which includes the members of the Shura too.)
(B) There’s no obligation on Ameer to follow the majority opinion to make a decision though he can take the majority opinions at his will.

(5)
Comparison and Contrast:

So, we have Ameer, a leader and we have Shura, a body for consultation.
Seems this structure resembles that of a ‘Prime Minister’ and the ‘Ministers,’ or the ‘Speaker’ and the ‘Parliamentarians’ in a democracy.

However, while Shura and democracy may appear similar in structure, but there is a clear distinction between Shura and democracy by their INTENT and application.

Difference in Intent:
Democracy intends to rule by the ‘will of the people’ by rejecting Allah’s Shariah.
Shura intends to rule by Allah’s Shariah.

Difference in Application:
Laws are made/ enacted in a democracy based on the majority opinion.
In contrast, Ameer/ Shura is not bound to take the opinion of the majority.

These are the distinct differences between the two systems, two Deen, two Shariah in terms of their intents and applications.
One is Kuffar’s Deen, another is Allah’s Deen.
One is Kuffar’s Shariah, another is Allah’s Shariah.
That’s for a 13-year-old adult’s class.

(6)
The KUFR in Democracy:

Now, let’s move on to the next point:
What makes democracy Kufr?
The Kufr of democracy lies in both of its intent and application.

(6A)
Intent 1: People/ Nation as the ‘Source of Power:

When it makes People/ Nation as the ‘Source of Power’, people are the Sovereign, that’s when it rejects that Allah is the Sovereign, that’s when it REJECTS that all power belongs to Allah only.

(6B)
Intent 2: To legislate by the ‘Will of the People’:

When it intends to legislate by the ‘Will of the People/ Nation’, that’s when it REJECTS that legislation belongs to Allah only.

(6C)
Application: Obligation of following the majority:

As Democracy makes it obligatory to have a majority agree to make a decision, that’s when it goes against Allah’s Shariah because Ameer cannot be obliged to Majority opinions.

And that’s how a Muslim-majority country which even doesn’t intend to rule by the Kuffar’s law falls into the Kufr by following/ forcing the ‘Majority’ as an obligation for the Ameer to follow.
This indicates that those countries follow the part of the ‘Kuffar’s Shariah’ alongside Allah’s Shariah.

Thus following any form of democracy is clear Kufr/ Kufr Akbar.

And Allah knows best.
May Allah make it beneficial.
May Allah save the Muslims from any attachment with this Kufr of democracy.
May Allah guide the Muslims to Tawheed.
May Allah safeguard our Deen, Dunya and our generations from following Kuffar’s Deen and obeying ‘Kuffar’s Shariah’.
May Allah forgive our sins.
May Allah make our Hijrah easy.

Please note, all references about Shariah matters discussed in this articles can be found in here:

https://islamqa.info/en/answers/9813

Land of ISLAM vs Land of KUFR – Evaluating the STATUS of the Muslim-populated lands – (4) List of the countries which attributed SOVEREIGNTY to the people and thus became the Lands of KUFR.

:|: Time for Hijrah :|:
:|: Where to Make Hijrah? :|:
:|: Land of Islam vs Land of KUFR :|:
:|: ‘Muslims’ in Kuffar’s Mindset :|:
:|: ‘Muslims’ Following Kuffar’s Deen :|:
:|: ‘Muslims’ obeying Kuffar’s Shariah :|:

:|: Where to Hijrah? Part 7: Land of ISLAM vs Land of KUFR
– Evaluating the STATUS of Muslim-populated lands
– (4) List of the countries which attributed SOVEREIGNTY to people and thus became the Land of KUFR. :|:

Bismillah! Al Hamdulilah!
Wa AsSalatu AsSalamu A’ala Rasulillah!
AsSalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu

Among all these Muslim-majority countries, we will eliminate those which have declared the Sovereignty of the people in their constitutions. In our preliminary research we have found the following countries fall into that criteria:

(1)
Algeria (98% Muslim)

Constitution: Year of Adoption: 2020

Reference:
Article 1.
“Algeria shall be a People’s Democratic Republic.”

Article 7.
“The people shall be the source of all powers. National sovereignty shall belong exclusively to the people.”

Article 8.
“The constituent power shall belong to the people.
The people shall exercise their sovereignty through the institutions they establish.
The people shall exercise this sovereignty by means of referenda and through their elected representatives.”
STATUS: Land of KUFR.

REASON of it’s being Kufr:
It gives sovereignty to the people, which is Kufr as Allah is the sovereign.
Then, it implements democracy to exercise the power of the people to make their own law, which means rejecting Allah’s law, which is Kufr.

(2)
Bahrain

Constitution – Bahrain 2002 (rev. 2017)

Reference:
Article 1d.
“The system of government in the Kingdom of Bahrain is democratic, sovereignty being in the hands of the people, the source of all powers. Sovereignty shall be exercised in the manner stated in this Constitution.”

Article 1e.
“Citizens, both men and women, are entitled to participate in public affairs and may enjoy political rights, including the right to vote and to stand for elections, in accordance with this Constitution and the conditions and principles laid down by law. No citizen can be deprived of the right to vote or to nominate oneself for elections except by law.”

Article 2.
“The religion of the State is Islam. The Islamic Shari’a is a principal source for legislation. The official language is Arabic.”

STATUS: Land of KUFR.

REASON of it’s being Kufr:
Sovereignty, people are the source of all power. They implement it through voting in a democracy.
Shariah is the ‘principal’ source, not the only source. Meaning, that they can have other sources besides the main source, that’s Kufr.
Reference:
Fatwa: Islamqa.info (Under guidance of Shieikh Muhammad Salih Al-Munajjid, Rahimullah, Hafizullah)
“Making sharee‘ah a secondary or main source, along with other sources of law. Even when they say that sharee‘ah is the primary source of legislation, this is still KUFAR AKBAR, because it means that they are allowing the adoption of laws from other sources too.”
https://islamqa.info/en/answers/974/the-kufr-of-one-who-rules-according-to-other-than-what-allaah-revealed

(3)
Comoros (98%)

Constitution: Year of Adoption: 2018

Reference:
Article 1.
“The Union of the Comoros is a sovereign, unitary and democratic Republic.”

Article 3.
“Sovereignty belongs to the people who exercise it through their representatives or through referendum. No section of the people nor any individual may arrogate its exercise.”
STATUS: Land of KUFR.

REASON of it’s being Kufr:
It gives sovereignty to the people, which is Kufr as Allah is the sovereign.
Then, it implements democracy to exercise the power of the people to make their own law, which means rejecting Allah’s law, which is Kufr.

(4)
EGYPT

Constitution – Egypt 2014 (rev. 2019)

Article 4.
“Sovereignty belongs to the people alone, which exercises it and protects it. They are the source of power. They safeguard their national unity, which is based on the principle of equality, justice and equal opportunity between citizens, as provided in this Constitution.”

Preamble.
“We believe in democracy as a path, a future, and a way of life; in political multiplicity; and in the peaceful transfer of power. We affirm the right of the people to make their future. They, alone, are the source of authority. Freedom, human dignity, and social justice are a right of every citizen. Sovereignty in a sovereign homeland belongs to us and future generations.”

Article 2.
Islam is the religion of the state and Arabic is its official language. The principles of Islamic Sharia are the principle source of legislation.

STATUS: Land of KUFR.

REASON of it’s being Kufr:
(A) ‘Sovereignty belongs to the people alone, which exercises it’.
Meaning, people exercises their sovereignty through voting in a democracy, which is Kufr.
(B) Shariah is the ‘principal’ source, not the only source. Meaning, that they can have other sources besides the main source, that’s Kufr.
Reference:
Fatwa: Islamqa.info (Under guidance of Shieikh Muhammad Salih Al-Munajjid, Rahimullah, Hafizullah)
“Making sharee‘ah a secondary or main source, along with other sources of law. Even when they say that sharee‘ah is the primary source of legislation, this is still KUFAR AKBAR, because it means that they are allowing the adoption of laws from other sources too.”
https://islamqa.info/en/answers/974/the-kufr-of-one-who-rules-according-to-other-than-what-allaah-revealed

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INDONESIA (88%)

Constitution: Year of Adoption: 1945 (Reinst. 1959, Rev. 2002)
Reference:

Article 1.
“The State of Indonesia shall be a unitary state in the form of a republic.
Sovereignty is in the hands of the people and is implemented according to this Constitution.”

Article 20.
“The DPR shall hold the authority to establish laws.”

Article 3.
“The MPR has the authority to amend and enact the Constitution.
(DPR/ MPR is short of parliament/ assembly of the people in different levels.)”
STATUS: Land of KUFR.

REASON of it’s being Kufr:
It gives sovereignty to the people, which is Kufr as Allah is the sovereign.
Then, it implements democracy to exercise the power of the MAJORITY of the people to make their own laws, which means rejecting Allah’s Shariah, which is Kufr.

(6)
KUWAIT (95% Muslim)
Constitution – Kuwait 1962 (reinst. 1992)

Reference:
Article 6.
“Kuwait’s system of government is democratic; sovereignty is vested in the Nation as the source of all authority; and the exercise of that sovereignty shall be as set out in this Constitution.”

Article 2.
“The religion of the State is Islam and Islamic Law shall be a main source of legislation.”
STATUS: Land of KUFR.

REASON of it’s being Kufr:
Sovereignty, all authority to the people/ nation.
Shariah is the ‘main’ source, not the only source. Meaning, that they can have other sources besides the main source, that’s Kufr.
Reference:
Fatwa: Islamqa.info (Under guidance of Shieikh Muhammad Salih Al-Munajjid, Rahimullah, Hafizullah)
“Making sharee‘ah a secondary or main source, along with other sources of law. Even when they say that sharee‘ah is the primary source of legislation, this is still KUFAR AKBAR, because it means that they are allowing the adoption of laws from other sources too.”
https://islamqa.info/en/answers/974/the-kufr-of-one-who-rules-according-to-other-than-what-allaah-revealed

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LEBANON (59%)

Constitution: Year of Adoption: 1926 (rev. 2004)

Reference:
PART I BASIC PROVISIONS:
The preamble to the Constitution:
“C: Lebanon is a democratic parliamentary republic based upon the respect of public freedoms, freedom of opinion and freedom of belief; and of social justice and equality in rights and duties among all citizens, without distinction or preference.”

“D: The people are the source of powers and of sovereignty, exercising them through constitutional institutions.”
STATUS: Land of KUFR.

REASON of it’s being Kufr:
It gives sovereignty to the people, which is Kufr as Allah is the sovereign.
Then, it implements democracy to exercise the power of the people to make their own laws, which means rejecting Allah’s Shariah, which is Kufr.

(8)
MOROCCO (99%)

Constitution: Year of Adoption: 2011

Article 2.
“Sovereignty belongs to the Nation which exercises it directly, by way [vote] of the referendum, and indirectly, by the intermediary of its representatives.”

Article 6.
“The law is the supreme expression of the will of the Nation”.
STATUS: Land of KUFR.

REASON of it’s being Kufr:
It gives sovereignty to the people, which is Kufr as Allah is the sovereign.
Then, it implements democracy to exercise the power of the people to make their own laws, which means rejecting Allah’s Shariah, which is Kufr.

(9)
SYRIA (92% Muslim)

Constitution: Syrian Arab Republic 2012 (2017 Draft)

Article 2.
“The system of governance in the state shall be a republican system; Sovereignty is an attribute of the people; and no individual or group may claim sovereignty. Sovereignty shall be based on the principle of the rule of the people by the people and for the people;”
STATUS: Land of KUFR

REASON of it’s being Kufr:
It gives sovereignty to the people, which is rejecting Allah as the sovereign.
Then, it implements democracy to exercise the power of the MAJORITY of the people to make their own laws, which means rejecting Allah’s Shariah, which is Kufr.

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TUNISIA (99% Muslim)

Constitution: Year of Adoption: 2014
Reference:

Article 3.
“The people are sovereign and the source of authority, which is exercised through the peoples’ representatives and by referendum.”
STATUS: Land of KUFR.

REASON of it’s being Kufr:
It gives sovereignty to the people, which is rejecting Allah as the sovereign.
Then, it implements democracy to exercise the power of the people to make their own laws, which means rejecting Allah’s Shariah, which is Kufr.

These clauses illustrate the secular principles embedded in the constitutions of these countries, despite the varying contexts and interpretations.

Please note:
(1)
This is a preliminary examination of the constitutions based on our research from the data source at https://www.constituteproject.org/.
We will keep updating the list of the countries and info therein, En Shaa Allah!

(2)
The Shariah evidence of these status of the Muslim-populated lands is mentioned in these article below:

(3)
The status of these countries is evaluated based only on ONE aspect, sovereignty. We will do an overall evaluation of the status of the countries in relation to Hijrah, separately, En Shaa Allah.
However, their official status (Land of Kufr) would remain the same.

(4)
We do not take pleasure in evaluating the status of these Muslim-majority countries as Lands of Kufr; rather, it pains us deeply. It shatters us to the core to know the official and constitutional status of these countries, where the majority, even 98% of the population are Muslims yet are governed by the ‘Kuffar’s Shariah’. It feels as if a mountain is collapsing over our heads, realizing that Muslims, in their own lands, are ruled by laws other than Allah’s Shariah. May Allah forgive us, and we seek refuge from His wrath.

And Allah knows best.
May Allah make it beneficial.
May Allah set us in a land where we will be able to safeguard our Deen and Dunya and safeguard our generations from following Kuffar’s Deen and obeying ‘Kuffar’s Shariah’.
May Allah forgive our sins.
May Allah make our Hijra

Land of ISLAM vs Land of KUFR – Evaluating the STATUS of Muslim-populated lands – (3) List of the SECULAR countries, the LANDS of KUFR.

:|: Time for Hijrah :|:
:|: Where to Make Hijrah? :|:
:|: Land of Islam vs Land of KUFR :|:
:|: ‘Muslims’ in Kuffar’s Mindset :|:
:|: ‘Muslims’ Following Kuffar’s Deen :|:
:|: ‘Muslims’ obeying Kuffar’s Shariah :|:

:|: Where to Hijrah?
Part 6: Land of ISLAM vs Land of KUFR
– Evaluating the STATUS of Muslim-populated lands
– (3) List of the secular countries, the LANDS of KUFR :|:

Bismillah! Al Hamdulilah!
Wa AsSalatu AsSalamu A’ala Rasulillah!
AsSalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu

Among all these Muslim-majority countries (that we mentioned in the previous article), we will eliminate those that have enforced/ imposed secularism in their constitution. In our preliminary research (which we will continue), we have found the following countries fall into those criteria:

(1)
Albania (58% Muslim)

Constitution: Year of Adoption: 1998
Reference:
Article 10.
“The state recognizes the freedom of religious beliefs and ensures the separation of church and state.”
STATUS: Land of KUFR

REASON of it’s being Kufr:
When someone separates Islam from state affairs, from state law, he takes parts of the Shariah and rejects part of the Shariah, which is Kufr.

(2)
Azerbaijan (96% Muslim)

Constitution: Year of Adoption: 1995
Reference:
Article 18.
“The state shall ensure the freedom of religion and the separation of religion from the state.”
STATUS: Land of KUFR.

REASON of it’s being Kufr:
When someone separates religion from state affairs, from state law, he takes parts of the Shariah and rejects part of the Shariah, which is Kufr.

(3)
Bangladesh (90% Muslim)

Constitution: Year of Adoption: 1972 (amended in 2011)
Reference:
Article 7. (1).
“All powers in the Republic belong to the people”

Article 12.
“The state shall be secular.”
STATUS: Land of KUFR.

REASON of it’s being Kufr:
It gives sovereignty to the people, which is Kufr as Allah is the sovereign.
Secular means separating religion from state affairs, from state laws, which means, taking some part of Shariah and rejecting some part of Shariah, which is Kufr.

(4)
Kosovo (95% Muslim)
Constitution: Year of Adoption: 2008

Reference:
Article 37.
“Everyone has the right to freedom of religion, belief, and conscience. The state is neutral in matters of religion and does not favour any religion.”
STATUS: Land of KUFR

REASON of it’s being Kufr:
The ‘neutral’ means, the state doesn’t take any active part in religion which means it separates the Shariah of Allah from the state affairs. It is another way of saying the secular nature of the state, which is rejecting Allah’s Shariah, which means Kufr.

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TURKIYE (99% Muslim)

Constitution: Year of Adoption: 1982
Reference:
Article 2.
“The Republic of Turkey is a democratic, secular, and social state governed by the rule of law; bearing in mind the concepts of public peace, national solidarity and justice; respecting human rights; loyal to the nationalism of Atatürk; and adhering to the principle of secularism.”
STATUS: Land of KUFR.

REASON of it’s being Kufr:
Secular means separating religion from state affairs, from state laws, which means, taking some part of Shariah and rejecting some part of Shariah, which is Kufr.

These clauses illustrate the secular principles embedded in the constitutions of these countries, despite the varying contexts and interpretations. Therefore, the official status of these countries is Land of KUFR.

Please note:
(1)
This is a preliminary examination of the constitutions based on our research from the data source at https://www.constituteproject.org/.
We will keep updating the list and info therein, En Shha Allah!

(2)
The status of these countries is based on one aspect (Secularism) only.
We will examine all other aspects of these countries in relation to Hijrah separately, En Shaa Allah.
However, their official status (Land of Kufr) would remain the same.

(3)
For the references and Shariah evidence for this, please read the following article:

(4)
We do not take pleasure in evaluating the status of these Muslim-majority countries as Lands of Kufr; rather, it pains us deeply. It shatters our core to know the official and constitutional status of these countries, where the majority, even 98% of the population are Muslims yet are governed by the ‘Kuffar’s Shariah’. It feels as if a mountain is collapsing over our heads, realizing that Muslims, in their own lands, are ruled by laws other than Allah’s Shariah. May Allah forgive us, and we seek refuge from His wrath.

And Allah knows best.
May Allah make it beneficial.
May Allah set us in a land where we will be able to safeguard our Deen and Dunya and safeguard our generations from following and obeying ‘Kuffar’s Shariah’.
May Allah forgive our sins.
May Allah make our Hijrah easy.

Land of ISLAM vs Land of KUFR – Evaluating the STATUS of Muslim-populated lands – (2) The Criteria – CONSTITUTIONAL analysis.

:|: Time for Hijrah :|:
:|: Where to Make Hijrah? :|:
:|: Land of Islam vs Land of KUFR :|:
:|: ‘Muslims’ in Kuffar’s Mindset :|:
:|: ‘Muslims’ Following Kuffar’s Deen :|:
:|: ‘Muslims’ obeying Kuffar’s Shariah :|:

:|: Land of ISLAM vs Land of KUFR – Evaluating the STATUS of Muslim-populated lands – (2) The Criteria – CONSTITUTIONAL analysis :|:

Bismillah! Al Hamdulilah!
Wa AsSalatu AsSalamu A’ala Rasulillah!
AsSalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu

We are examining Muslim-majority countries to find a Land of Islam. For this reason, as a first attempt, we will narrow down the list using an elimination process by applying the following criteria :

CONSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS:
We will review the constitutions and legal frameworks of those Muslim-majority countries to determine their official status regarding Islam and we will check the following:

(1) Does the Constitution enforce/ impose SECULARISM?
If yes, that’s KUFR.
Why is it Kufr?
Because “secularism is a concept/ (an idea/ a principle/ a religion/ a way of life) that seeks to ensure that religion does not dominate public life or dictate government policies.” (www.secularism.org.uk)
Meaning, it separates religion from state affairs.

Thus the intention of enacting secularism in the constitution is to keep religion out of the affairs of the government. By doing that they REJCT the Shariah law and guidelines of Islam for managing government affairs. That’s why it is Kufr.

The countries those who fall into this criteria are those which declare any of the following in their constitutions:
(1) It is a ‘secular’ state
(2) It is a ‘neutral’ state in regards to religion
(3) The state ‘separate’ politics from religion

These clauses illustrate the secular principles embedded in the constitutions of these countries, despite the varying contexts and interpretations.

(2) Does the Constitution declare the Sovereignty of the people instead of Allah, Al-Malik?
If yes, that’s KUFR.
Why is it Kufr?
Because, Allah, Al-Malik is the sovereign, not the people. As Allah said,
“Say: “To Allah belongs all intercession. His is the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth, then to Him, you shall be brought back.”
(Sura Zhumar 39:44)

(3) Does the constitution adopt part of the Shariah Law (for example, family law) and adopt Kuffar’s Law in other areas (for example, Civil law)?
If yes, that’s KUFR.
Because by replacing Shariah law in some aspects they rejected Shariah Law in other aspects. Thus they commit Kufr as Allah said,
“Indeed, those who disbelieve in Allah and His messengers and wish to discriminate between Allah and His messengers and say, “We believe in some and disbelieve in others,” and wish to adopt a way in between – Those are the disbelievers, truly. And We have prepared a humiliating punishment for the Kuffar.”
(Sura Nisa 4:150-151)

(4) Does the Constitution enact any law contradicting Shariah Law?
If yes, that’s KUFR.
Because Allah said,
“Indeed, those who do not judge by what Allah has revealed are the Kuffar.”
(Surah Al-Ma’idah 5:44)

(5) Does the Constitution adopt Democracy as a means to allow people to make their own laws?
If yes, that’s KUFR.
Because, Democracy is a concept/ idea/ religion/ a way of life which intends to give legislative power to people to make their own law, thus the intent of democracy is to reject Shariah Law, which is Kufr.

(6) Does the Constitution mention Shariah as the ‘Main’ or ‘Principal’ Source of the Legislation?
If yes, that’s KUFR.
Because, taking Shariah as the ‘Main’ or ‘Principal’ source for legislation means there remains the scope to insert laws from other sources as well. Therefore, by the intent they already made the way to bring/ source Laws from other than Shariah law, which is Kufr.

Reference:
“Making sharee‘ah a secondary or main source, along with other sources of law. Even when they say that sharee‘ah is the primary source of legislation, this is still KUFR AKBAR, because it means that they are allowing the adoption of laws from other sources too.”
Source: Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid, Hafizullah!
https://islamqa.info/en/answers/974/the-kufr-of-one-who-rules-according-to-other-than-what-allaah-revealed

Therefore, a constitution having any of the above criteria (as mentioned in 1-6) makes a land/ country as a LAND of Kufr.

References:

Imaam Abu Yoosuf may Allah have mercy upon him who was Abu Haneefah’s disciple, said:

“A place is considered Daarul Islam when there is a manifestation of the Islamic law in it even if most of its dwellers are not Muslims.
And a place is considered Daarul Kufr when there is a manifestation of non-Islamic laws in it even if most of its dwellers are Muslims.”
[Al-Mabsoot written by As-Sarkhasy: 10/144]

Moreover, Imam Ibn Al-Qayyim may Allaah have mercy upon him said:

“Daarul Islam is the place where Muslims have settled down and where the rulings of Islam are applied.
And any place where the Islamic rulings are not applied is not considered Daarul Islam even if it is adjacent to it.”
[Ahkaam Ahludh-Dhimma: 1/266]

In addition to the above evidences against the reasons for a country/ land being in Kufr for having any of those criteria (as mentioned in 1-6) in its constitution are referenced in the linked Fatwa below regarding all the issues:

https://islamqa.info/en/answers/974/the-kufr-of-one-who-rules-according-to-other-than-what-allaah-revealed

And Allah knows best.
May Allah grant us a land where we will have the security and safety of Deen and Dunya.
May Allah make our Hijrah easy. Ameen.