Unity & the Abandonment of Parties — With Appendix: Democracy, a Modern Day Cause of Disunity
The Problem the Book Addresses
While many Muslims are isolated from their religion, they have been exposed to many foreign ideas. This is a dangerous issue — but what is even more dangerous is when those ideas are brought to Muslims in order to insert concepts that are normally unacceptable in Muslim societies.
More dangerous still, the author argues, is that those ideas are then adopted and supported by groups belonging to Islam, such as the Ikhwaanul-Muslimeen and Hizbut-Tahreer among others, who attempt to beautify them with an Islamic flavor in order to make them more palatable to the unknowing observer. Hence, standing against those ideas is considered a great kind of Jihad for the sake of Allah.
Two Works in One Volume
The first part is Unity & the Abandonment of Parties by the noble scholar Shaykh Salih Fawzaan ibn Abdullaah al-Fawzaan, explaining the unity of the Muslims and what the abandonment of party spirit requires.
The appendix is a research study on democracy, compiled from a study prepared on the subject based on the rulings of Imam Muqbil Ibn Haadee al-Waadi'ee and his prominent students, arguing that democracy is unrelated to Islam regardless of what its proponents may bring.
Why Unity Is Treated as an Obligation, Not a Preference
The Qur'an commands the believers to hold fast to the rope of Allah together and not to become divided. That is stated as a command rather than as good advice among other good advice, and division is treated in the sources as a serious matter rather than a difference of taste.
A Note on Position
Both parts of this book argue a definite position and name the groups they are criticizing directly. Readers should expect an argued case rather than a neutral survey of Islamic political thought.
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