POLITICAL INSURRECTION UNLAWFUL

Without this, the very history of Islam would have remained incomplete, for if the religious scholars had engaged themselves in confrontation with the political institutions, all these constructive activities could never have been carried out. Therefore, the Prophet of Islam gave express commands to avoid political confrontation with the rulers at any pretext. This avoidance served as a guarantee that all the constructive activities outside the field of politics would continue uninterrupted. In every society, two parallel systems exist side by side—one political and the other non-political. The latter governs a variety of institutions, which function independently of politics. According to the scheme of Islam, the non-political system established at the social level has to be always kept stable; all believers are expected to do their utmost to ensure that despite changes, rot or corruption in the political set-up, Islam should be firmly established on a non-political basis. o Spiritual Food Extracting the spiritual content from material things will give you the spiritual food to enable you to develop yourself as a spiritual person. If your earnest desire is to live your life as a spiritual person, you must learn the art of such extraction. The Prophet of Islam gave express commands to avoid political confrontation with the rulers at any pretext. This avoidance served as a guarantee that all the constructive activities outside the field of politics would continue uninterrupted.