Politics:Islam

Politics:Islam

7. PROTECTING NON MUSLIM CITIZENS

Non‐Muslim citizens are guaranteed inalienable rights by the Shari'ah. They will have the right to

elect members to the local and national consultative councils.

e.g. Egypt has a sizeable Coptic Christian community and the government of the Islamic State would be

obliged to ensure that these citizens are treated in a just and dignified manner.

They will have the right to use their own laws for their family and religious matters. They will have

equal status in the Shari'ah courts with regards to public matters, along with recourse to Hisba and

Madhalim courts like any other citizen.

They will be exempt from military service and all forms of taxation save the jizya taxation.

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8. PUBLIC SAFETY AND STANDARDS

JUDGES         

The Shari'ah mandates that the Hisba judges are trained and equipped to monitor the public

interest e.g. commerce and trading goods standards.

This includes quality of service, implications for safety, misleading the public etc. This

department of judges can function without a court building and can issue on the spot

punishments and fines where a breach of standards is identified e.g. defective or dangerous

goods or environments.

9. STATE ADMINISTRATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE

The State bureaucracy will be required to facilitate citizens going about their life without hindrance.

As such the State should not charge the citizens for services such as permits etc. Also the Madhalim

court will keep the bureaucracy and civil service under constant proactive scrutiny as well as being

available to escalate citizens’ complaints.

The State civil service will operate a strong public service ethic and will proactively seek to settle and

mitigate complaints so as to satisfy citizens and avoid citizen dissatisfaction reaching a level where the

Madhalim court has to get involved.

State civil servants should be the most qualified and competent people and public sector pay will

reflect this requirement for competence.

10. THE POLICE AS PUBLIC SERVANTS

The police will maintain the security of the citizens of the state. Officers will be paid an appropriately

high wage reflecting both the seriousness of the role and structured to access the best people. Good

pay and attention to training in both practical policing matters and Islamic ethical standards will

weed out corruption in the police forces, so that both the members of the force and the public

themselves are proud of their police. Being a State institution the police force would come under the

constant scrutiny of the Madhalim Court.

Women officers will constitute a necessary part of the police force.

The police are responsible for proactively maintaining a secure environment for travel and trade etc.

The necessity of hiring private security will be deemed a failure of the police.

Surveillance can be carried out on suspects that are deemed to be a threat to the public interest only

after permission has been obtained for a public interest judge i.e. a Hisba judge.

11. OBLIGATION OF OPEN EXPRESSION

All citizens enjoy the right to open expression and are indeed obliged to account openly, subject to

not violating the Shari'ah such as calling for an overthrow of the Khaleefah. This open expression is

critical in accounting the executive and ensuring it does not overstep Shari'ah defined limits.

The Shari'ah has obliged mechanisms such as the Council of the Ummah to ensure that these rights are

not usurped.

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12. EFFECTIVE MEDIA

There will be no censorship or arbitrary restriction of the media. No permission will be required to

setup a media organisation.

Private media organisations are required to meet 2 conditions: (a) the Shari'ah is not violated e.g.

nudity, calling for haram, kufr etc ; (b) strategic news related to military matters or international

relations is presented in a responsible manner that does not lead to civilian panic or concern.

The media should assist in guarding the Shari'ah, accounting the Khaleefah and upholding the rights

and interests of citizens.

13. A STRONG, FORWARD PRESENCE 21ST CENTURY MILITARY

The Khaleefah is the commander‐in‐chief of the military and can appoint and remove the army's senior

commanders or other generals as he sees fit.

The military will be equipped with the best available weaponry and training in order to fulfil its role

in defending the borders of the Islamic State and facilitating the political strategies of the Khaleefah.

All able bodied male Muslims aged 15 and above will be required to undertake some form of military

training so as to function as a reserve to the standing professional military.

Military pay should reflect the high value that is placed in Islam on having a competent and

professional military. The selection process for both officers and rank and file soldiers should ensure

the selection of the best fit individuals for the task. Nepotism will not be allowed to weaken the armed

forces of the Islamic State.

The military will not be involved in politics, business or any other aspect of the State administration

that distracts it from fulfilling its roles.