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**quottrethew** · 07-02-2006, 05:12 PM

Assalamulaikum

Alhumdulillah, a really interesting thread. I have yet to vote as I have the feeling that the word "politics" may not mean the same thing to everyone on this forum.

I believe that if you are a Muslim you are automatically a politician (i.e. not like the politicians today who vote for "democracy" and so follow their whims and desires as it suits them but in the sense that we should have a want to learn about and improve our community in an Islamic setting). I know some brothers/sisters may be thinking astargfillah but I feel this may only be the case because this word politics has been tainted with all the crimes and indecencies that politicians have committed.

I am just curious how are people defining politics?
Or even better, what is the Islamic definition of politics?

Jazakallah Khair
Walaikum salaam

07-02-2006, 05:12 PM	#21
quottrethew Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 478 Senior Member	Assalamulaikum Alhumdulillah, a really interesting thread. I have yet to vote as I have the feeling that the word "politics" may not mean the same thing to everyone on this forum. I believe that if you are a Muslim you are automatically a politician (i.e. not like the politicians today who vote for "democracy" and so follow their whims and desires as it suits them but in the sense that we should have a want to learn about and improve our community in an Islamic setting). I know some brothers/sisters may be thinking astargfillah but I feel this may only be the case because this word politics has been tainted with all the crimes and indecencies that politicians have committed. I am just curious how are people defining politics? Or even better, what is the Islamic definition of politics? Jazakallah Khair Walaikum salaam
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