Attari, on Aug 6 2008, 01:17 PM, said:
"that's politics and we're only concerned about religion" (actually HT also does that, calling it politics when it suits them and religion when it suits them)]
Asalam Alaykum,
I beleive this is the "inward" and the "outward" aspect of Islam Imam Malik rahimahu Allah personified beautifully in his fiqh. Of what use is jubbahs and long beards and miswaks (outward) if on the inward you do not change your condition (passive acceptance of the kuffar, not having an Amir). For this reason Imam Malik linked Amirate/Amr with the Shariah.
All the other Imams did too, however if you say "thats politics were only concerned about religion" then it means you dont even really know your religion. Politics is a direct part of it. The Rasul salalahu alayhi wasalaam, not only built a mosque in Madinah al Munawwarah, but a Market too. Do we also seperate economics from shariah? Like the wahabies (whom accept Usury in their non-renunciation of the US Dollar and fiat paper money)?
All of the African Amirates and Andalusian spain for 800 years functioned on bayah/Amr/Shariah with his Fiqh. If they said "we seperate politics" and removed Amr then i fear by Allah they wouldnt have conquered a garden path 2foot by 2foot - let alone all of Spain.
When your inward perfectly matches your outward - then you will receive untold benefits no msg board can convey. So let us start with ourselves.
Masalaam