Tariq Ramadan – Ramadan Chronicles #21 Unjust Power
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The speaker discusses the importance of resisting evil and the need for Muslims to resist the oppression and ridiculous power in order to achieve good governance and justice. They stress the importance of respecting principles and principles of the shura in order to resist and promote justice. The speaker emphasizes the need for Muslims to resist and promote justice in order to achieve their obligations.
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Among all these resistance that we have to
indulge in, that we have to understand that
are they are part of what we understand,
being a Muslim, being a man and a
woman of faith and with principles
is to resist the oppressor, is to resist
the unjust power. And this is essential in
Islam. We know, as it is said in
the Quran, that the the the the the
good governance,
the the right governance is based on shura,
amuruhum shura baynahum. Muslims are those who, when
it comes to take decision, political decision, they
discuss it. They have this kind of consultation,
which is essential in our understanding of Islam.
Knowing this, anything which has to do with
oppression
or injustice of power
should be resisted. And this is the very
essence of what we have even in the
Quran when,
Allah is sending Musa alaihis salaam to Harun,
to Firaun
and asking him to to to tell him
a word of truth. And he sent,
Musa alaihis salamu harun saying,
Go to Firaun because he transgressed, and he
is an unjust,
a leader. You have to resist.
And it is said to them,
Tell him soft words. Maybe he might come
to remember
the essence or being scared that there is
something, there is power beyond his power, but
you have to go. And we have in
the hadith of the prophet, peace be upon
him, the very essence of this,
Avdolul Jihad, kalimato haprin, amem sorter in general.
The best jihad is a word of truth
before in front of a transgressor.
This is what we need to understand. It's
part of our understanding
that if we are promoting good governance and
justice, what we have to do on the
other side is to resist
with our words, so to speak the truth,
with our action to resist. Of course, peacefully,
when we have a rule of law, we
have to be,
involved when sometimes we have to resist by,
and through our actions to be able to
say, no. It's not possible for Muslims. It's
not possible for human beings to accept anything
which has to do with
unjust
power,
dictatorships,
and
despots
that are mistreating the people. On the other
side, we have some of our brothers and
sisters from, the literalist
Salafiqran saying, no. When somebody
in just power than to spread around fitna
and
saying,
All you who believe, you have to, obey
God and obey the prophet, peace be upon
him, the messenger, and those who have power.
And to the point that they are saying
it's better to respect an unjust
leader
than to spread fit. That couldn't be the
answer.
We are talking here in the verse about
somebody who has the authority coming through a
shura and coming through the right way as
Muslims
in a democratic process, in a process which
is respecting the principles
of a shura.
This is the answer that we have. But,
respecting
unjust leader, oppressors,
everything in the Quran, everything in our tradition
is saying, no. You have to resist injustice.
You have to resist, resist,
leader. And this is where you, as a
Muslims, are playing the role that is expected
from any,
believer.
Resist injustice and promote justice. Remember, don't forget
to tell the people you love that you
love them. Life is fragile.