The Alarm of Doomsday

THE APPEARANCE OF DAJJAL world. For instance, according to Islam, man ought to act with total fairness in all his dealings (57:25). This teaching, which deals with man’s personal life, was changed by giving this verse a political connotation, i.e., if a man had to establish justice everywhere in the world, he was obliged to do so by force. Another Islamic teaching was that man should observe God’s commands in his life. This was misrepresented as meaning that a believer was God’s vicegerent on earth and, as such, it was his duty—as His deputy— to enforce God’s commands here on earth. The Concept of Complete Religion Another basis for the political interpretation of Islam was the concept of a “complete religion”. “Complete religion” meant that civil and criminal laws must also be enforced together, along with commands on belief and worship in a religion. As per this interpretation, all the parts of religion must be treated as a whole. Otherwise, adherence to religion would remain incomplete. However, the truth is that worship is the real or fundamental part of religion, while the enforcement of laws is a relative part. The religious part has to be observed in all circumstances by every believer, whereas the enforcement of laws is a societal