muso wrote on Jun 16
th, 2008 at 9:46am:
I'm interested in what a mainstream Australian Muslim thinks about this International Caliphate and the whole business of imposing Shariah Law etc.
I would suggest that be in the form of an Islamic Union where all of the nations retain the majority of their independence to set their local laws and govern themselves, Their membership criteria requires them to follow the Qur'an and Sunnah when it comes to the laws and behaviour. Just as certain countries live under the EU and have their laws dictated by the EU member state criteria. An Islamic currency based on the Gold Standard or Islamic Dinar with the economy running similar to the Austrian school of economics, trade ties and a pact similar to NATO in which the states would come to each others aid when one has been attacked and economic support for nations within.
I would encourage such a union to to include the following nations:
Islamic State of AFGHANISTAN
Republic of ALBANIA
People’s Democratic Republic of ALGERIA
Republic of AZERBAIJAN
Kingdom of BAHRAIN
BOSNIA and HERZEGOVINA
BRUNEI-DARUSSALAM
Arab Republic of EGYPT
Republic of GUYANA
Republic of INDONESIA
Islamic Republic of IRAN
Republic of IRAQ
Hashemite Kingdom of JORDAN
Republic of KAZAKHSTAN
KOSOVO
State of KUWAIT
KYRGYZ Republic
Republic of LEBANON
Great Socialist People’s LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA
MALAYSIA
Islamic Republic of MAURITANIA
Kingdom of MOROCCO
Sultanate of OMAN
Islamic Republic of PAKISTAN
State of PALESTINE
State of QATAR
Kingdom of SAUDI ARABIA
Republic of SOMALIA
Republic of The SUDAN
Republic of SURINAME
SYRIAN Arab Republic
Republic of TAJIKISTAN
Republic of TUNISIA
Republic of TURKEY
Republic of TURKMENISTAN
State of The UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Republic of UZBEKISTAN
Republic of YEMEN
Leaders of these states would not be allowed to be tyrants or dictators nor gain their leadership through lineage of being the son of a 'king' as we have no monarchy in Islam. Leaders will have no special treatment and will be required to adhere to the same laws as other people, should they become a tyrant then they will be deposed.
There are also human rights standards they must follow and protect the Christians and Jews in their lands, and if there is a 2 state solution with Israel/Palestine they must give Israel trade rights and protections providing that the issue is resolved fully.
I have more ideas on the issue but that is the gist of it.
Massalaama,
Adz