INTERPRETATION OF THE ISLAMIC MISSION

In the Constitution, this statement of purpose is further clarified as: “This refers to establishing Allah’s Shariahbased governance, related to those aspects of human life in which Allah has granted human beings a degree of choice.” This means the detailed law God has sent through His prophets—covering beliefs, morality, social conduct, culture, politics, and more—must be accepted. Those who refuse to do so are, in effect, rebelling against God. “The duty of a believer is to eliminate this rebellion from the world and to end the lordship of anyone other than God over God’s earth. The mission of a believer’s life is to establish God’s divine law over humanity just as His cosmic law governs the entire universe. The ultimate aim of a believer’s efforts is to free people from the servitude of everyone except God and make them servants of God alone. Ideally, this work is to be done through advice, persuasion, encouragement, and preaching. However, those who have illegitimately taken control of God’s domain and turned His servants into their own do not usually abandon their lordship merely through advice. Therefore, believers are often