The System of Islam NEW nov2001.qxd 8/28/2002 3:55 PM Page 1 The System of Islam (Nidham ul Islam) Taqiuddin an-Nabahani Hizb ut-Tahrir (Translated from the Arabic edition) For exact meanings of words and sentences, please refer to the original Arabic book Nidham ul Islam. The System of Islam NEW nov2001.qxd 8/28/2002 3:55 PM Page 3 Al-Khilafah Publications Suite 298 - 56 Gloucester Road London SW7 4UB email:
[email protected] website: www.khilafah.com 1423 AH - 2002 CE ISBN 1 899 574 263 Translation of the Qur’an It should be perfectly clear that the Qur’an is only authentic in its origninal language , Arabic. Since perfect translation of the Qur’an is impossible, we have used the translation of the meaning of the Qur’an’ throughout the book, as the result is only a crude meaning of the Arabic text. Qur’anic Ayat and transliterated words have been italicised. Ahadith appear in Bold. The System of Islam NEW nov2001.qxd 8/28/2002 3:55 PM Page 4 Contents The Way to Belief . 5 Al-QaDaa wal Qadar. 21 The Intellectual Leadership of Islam . 33 The Way to Carry the Islamic Da’wah . 73 The Islamic Civilisation (al-haDarah al Islamiyyah) . 81 The System of Islam. 87 Hukm Shar’ai. 95 The Types of Ahkam Shar’aiah . 99 Sunnah. 101 Emulating (at-tassi) the Actions of the Messenger . 103 Adopting Divine Rules (Ahkam Shar’aiah) . 105 Constitution and Canon . 109 A Draft Constitution . 115 Morals in Islam (al-akhlaaq fil- Islam).