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Participation in European Elections Violates Islam
From Al Muhajiroun
Unfortunately for the Muslims in the West (who are living in the heartlands of the Kufr and the Shirk), election season is upon us, with voting for the European Parliament, the Mayor of London and the local UK elections taking place on the 10th of June. I say unfortunately because for the real Muslim Muwaahid (true monotheists) this is a time of great pain and sadness as they see how the kuffaar usurp one of the most important Names and Attributes of Allaah (swt), that of al-Hakam al-Adl (the Divine Just Ruler), and direct it to themselves. However, the greater pain is caused because the people who call themselves by Muslims names and attribute themselves to the Muslim Ummah (falsely), saying that they care for its concerns, participate in these events, choosing, canvassing and even arguing with their Muslim brethren about which Kaafir (disbeliever) they should give their vote to so that they may take office and thereby rule and judge by Kufr (non-Islam).

Initially, those involved in such activities, being Secularists and involved in all manners of haraam such as selling alcohol, not fulfilling their duties etc, did not care what Islam said on this matter. Rather they became MPs and Ministers for their own pleasures and benefits. The likes of other secularists such as the apostate (murtadd) Lord Ahmed Khanzir, the ex-Scottish MP Mr Muhammad Sarwar and Baroness Uddin all attained their positions through canvassing the so-called Muslim vote, claiming that they would represent the Muslim viewpoint when they gained their seats. However, their damn lies, false promises and anti-Islamic, pro-Kufr (disbelief) policies were manifest for all to see in particular when the labour backbenchers rebelled against Tony Blair in the build up to the war on Iraq yet not a single voice of dissent came from these so-called integrated-Muslims within his party! Maybe these Muslim parliamentarians judged there silence to be of a “lesser evil” than their speaking out against the terrorist Blair regime.

Regrettably, of recent has surfaced a more manifest attack against the Islamic ‘Aqeedah and the Tawheed (oneness) of Allaah (swt), in that so-called Muslims and their groupings (like Islamic Awakening (formerly known as Azzam publications) and Al-Muntada) are now calling other Muslims to vote for and choose Kufaar (disbelievers) to come into power, citing examples such as the story of Yusuf (as) and the principles of the "lesser of two evils" to further their cases whilst trying to cloak their actions of Shirk by wearing the negligee of Islamic Shariah in an attempt to look and appear legitimate in the eyes of the Muslims.

This short article hopes to present some of the Islamic evidences dealing with the issue of voting and whether the Muslims residing in the UK or elsewhere are allowed to participate in such activities.

Many many many many quotations from the Koran

Therefore, voting for any political party that is going to work within a democratic framework and voting for or against legislation in a parliament regardless of the apparent benefits is at best Haraam, and at worst an act of Kufr and Shirk, taking one outside the fold of Islam. Voting for a secular party in the Western systems, regardless of a noble goal and the correctness of the intention, is something that contradicts the foundations of what it means to be a Muslim and without a shadow of a doubt is something that is prohibited.

Oh Muslim! Oh you to whom Allaah (swt) has given might with Islam! The call of integration (e.g. voting) is a call for further subjugation of the will of the Muslims. It is a concerted effort by the enemies of Allaah (swt) to drive the Muslims to integrate into British society and to instil into Muslims the values of Secularism, as manifested by the Labour and Conservative parties as well as the Respect party, The Green party amongst others. This drive towards secularising the Muslims has already led to many Muslims suffering the consequences of Freedom. Don’t you look and see the dire consequences in which Muslims have adopted the lifestyles and values they have found around them? Muslim youth (our future) have become submerged into the Kufr culture around them. Rampant fornication, adultery and even homosexuality have found their way into the Muslim community. Muslim elders have found themselves abandoned and neglected, whereas it was previously thought that the ’old folks home’ was an abode for the Kuffaar. New figures from the home office indicate otherwise. Do we as an Ummah want to continue to go down this road?

As Muslims, we must strengthen our own defences against this Kufr onslaught by immersing ourselves in the vast Islamic culture, actively seeking out the Haqq (the truth), and not being satisfied to just imitate our so-called community leaders when they openly go against that which is known from Islam by necessity. At the same time, we need to stand together with the followers of Ahl Al Sunnah Wa’L Jamaah, wherever they are, in order to act as a pressure group, in the absence of the Islamic Khilafah State. We must enjoin the good and forbid the evil in society, stand up for Islam and Muslims, wherever they are, and strengthen our links with our Muslim brothers overseas, to maintain the “one-nation” concept. May Allah make this easy for us.
Posted by: Mike Sylwester 2004-06-10
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