i was unable to read some of the previous posts because of the presentation, but have people contemplated or do they choose to forget....The appointment of Abu Bakr (RA) was democratic, so was that of Umar(RA) and so was that of Uthman(RA)....democratic upto the appointment of Yazeed lanati.................. .....guess what we got once the ummah became undemocratic.......Hadrat Hussain's(RA) head on a pike..........sari dunya Hussain Hussain kare (the whole world is saying hussain hussain). I don't know about other people but I wouldn't want to be ruled by a system that brings me the severed head of the grandson of my beloved prophet(pbuh). Democracy is an islamic system. Democracy is THE islamic system. The methodology might be changed slightly in modern understanding of democracy. So why are muslim's these days thinking islam as the opposite of democracy? well, those in power wouldn't want to lose their power. Look at how majority of the "muslim" countries of the world are ruled today: Absolute monarchies or absolute presidencies, Is this islam?? who gave bayah to the current progeny of the al saud clan? inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un