Forming

Forming an Islamic Democracy

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ  In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful  Author: Sohaib. N. Sultan Datum: 07.10.2020 Sohaib Nazeer Sultan: Freelance writer. Public speaker. Undergraduate degree from Indiana University. Islamic studies : Hartford Seminary christian- Muslim relations : Hartford Seminary. In 2005 Yala University as first Muslim chaplain. At Trinity College and Weseleyan University as Muslim chaolain. Before we explore the relationship between Islam and democracy, it is important to undrestand what exactly the idea of democracy entails because too often the notion of democracy is confused with western culture and society. As such analysts often dismiss the compatibillity of Islam with democracy, arguing that Islam and secularism are opposite forces, that rule of God is not compatible with rule of man, and that muslims culture lacks the liberal social attitudes nessesary for free, democratic societies to exist.