“It may be observed by one who studies epistemological philosophy among Western philosophers in general that they did not depart from two paths in their inquiry into knowledge: the Platonic rationalist path and the Epicurean empiricist path. Whatever they added—here and there—amounted to no more than explanation and clarification, or limited attempts to fill the gaps they had noticed in Greek philosophy. Yet, they failed—just as their predecessors had failed before them—to present a comprehensive conception regarding the mind, its method of thinking, and the acquisition of human knowledge—from its beginning, through its course, and to its end.”

— al-Insān wal-ʿAql, Pg. 107

There are these widespread distortions that claim that one is only a kāfir if they:

1) Hear all about Islām in detail and THEN outright reject it.

2) Reject Islām after KNOWING that it is true.

Both of these positions are kufr.

الجامع لاحكام القران (تفسير القرطبي) ، ٥/٧٦ ، ط. الرسالة العالمية

Someone sent this in a WhatsApp group-chat… 😂

أمّا الديمقراطية - لفظاً ومحتوىّ - فنبتة غريبة عن أرض الإسلام، وقد جاء بها الاستعمار السياسي والثقافي لبلبلة عقول المسلمين، وليس أدلّ على ذلك من أنّها لم تدخل ديار الإسلام، ولم يسمع المسلمون بها في حياتهم السياسية إلّا بعد الغزو الثقافي السياسي الاستعماري الذي مارسه، وما زال يمارسه أعداء الإسلام على المسلمين. وهذه أمور لا يجهلها عالمٌ كبير مستوى الدكتور القرضاوي. ويكفي أن تكون موضع خلاف شديد بين المسلمين، لكي نقلع عنها بعد أن ظهر عُوارها لكل ذي عين باصرة وفكرٍ رشيد ."

‏— الديمقراطية في ميزان العقل والشرع، ص.١٩٠

“For it is not hidden from his eminence that shūrā (consultation) is one thing and democracy is another—both in essence and in origin—and it is in no way permissible to conflate the two. Shūrā is one of the manifestations of governance in Islam, intended to arrive at the correct opinion in light of Islamic thought and within the bounds of the Sharīʿah. This is because authority belongs to the Ummah, which appoints over itself whom it wills, and because the ruler is required to consult people of insight and expertise in managing the affairs of the state.

‎The Messenger ﷺ practiced it during his lifetime with his Companions, in obedience to the Qur’ānic command:

‎“And their affairs are [conducted] by consultation among them.” (al-Shūrā 42:38) and His saying, exalted is He:
‎“And consult them in the matter.” (Āl ʿImrān 3:159).

‎Likewise, the Caliphs after him practiced it throughout the different Islamic eras—some doing well, others erring in its application.

As for democracy—both in name and in substance—it is a foreign growth in the soil of Islām . It was brought by political and cultural colonialism to confuse the minds of Muslims. Nothing proves this more clearly than the fact that it never entered the lands of Islam, nor did Muslims ever hear of it in their political life, until after the political and cultural colonial invasion that the enemies of Islām carried out—and continue to carry out—against the Muslims. These are matters that a great scholar of Dr. al-Qaraḍāwī’s caliber cannot be ignorant of. It suffices that democracy has become a matter of severe dispute among Muslims for us to abandon it, now that its flaws have become evident to anyone with discerning eyes and sound reason.”

‎— al-Dīmaqrāṭiyyah fī Mizān al-ʿAql wal-Sharʿ, Pg. 190

No, you’re not entitled to respect just because you study the ʿulūm, call yourself a scholar, or have followers who think highly of you.

‎al-Nasafī (ʿUmar ibn Muḥammad, d. 537 AH) says on this matter:

‎“The Muslims must necessarily have an Imām who carries out the implementation of their rulings, enforces their prescribed punishments, protects their frontiers, equips their armies, and collects their zakāt”.

‎al-Āmidī (ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad, d. 631 AH) affirms this obligation on the basis of what has been established by tawātur (mass transmission) — namely, the consensus (ijmāʿ) of the Muslims in the first generation after the death of the Prophet ﷺ that it is impermissible for any time to be without a Caliph (Khalīfah) and Imām.
‎Abū Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) even said in his famous sermon following the death of the Prophet ﷺ:

‎“Indeed, Muḥammad has died, and this religion must have someone to uphold it.”

‎Everyone hastened to affirm him and submit to accepting his statement, and none of the Muslims or people of religion opposed him in that.

‎— al-Dīmaqrāṭiyyah fī Mizān al-ʿAql wal-Sharʿ, Pg. 219

He says “I would not have become a Muslim… I would never have reverted to this religion if it allows child marriage”.

Conditioning your Imān on anything other than objective truth is kufr, let alone conditioning it on a moral objection that contradicts something qaṭʿī.

“True Cost of Seeking Ilm” lol.

Bro got scammed.

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته

JazākAllāh khair for all your patience.

Big things coming soon, InshāʾAllāh :)

The use of unnecessarily complex terminology to explain ideas that could easily be expressed in simple words is a sign of low intelligence.