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Likewise the leader of any state has to do the same, he has to enforce Shariah firmly, for he will be held in account later in the afterlife if he fails.


Why should we use the Dollar even when we trade among ourselves?


This is why I have always said that it would be better if Muslims were poor.


Laws are to be enforced justly but firmly, with an iron hand. This is the case anywhere, even in a family.


Islam's laws are fixed and that is why Islam is stable.


If my children do not behave according to Islam, if they do not pray for instance, I will punish them.


The Muslim leaders swallow the advice of the Western powers and bodies like the IMF and World Bank, even when it is bad for their countries and they know this.


Look at the Afghans, during the time of the Soviet invasion. They were among the poorest Muslims in the world, yet they were sustained by their faith in God, and God alone.


What use is revelation or religion if it doesnt change anything?


What honour have we got left, when nobody is listening to us?


The Afghans did not have sophisticated weapons like the Soviets did, but with their faith they defeated a superpower.


Oil wealth has been a curse on us, made us weak and docile.


But the weakness comes from these Westernised co-opted Muslim leaders who just want to look good in the eyes of the West and Western media.


We have shown that Islam can rule the world perfectly for 14 centuries, and during this time of Muslim power we did not borrow ideas like democracy from others, so why do we need to learn democracy from them now?


They are scared that the BBC or CNN may call them radicals, so they remain soft instead. The problem lies there, with the Muslim leaders, not the Muslim masses.


Our Prophet was a radical too- he fought against the injustices of his community and challenged the feudal order of his society, so they called him a radical. So what? We should be proud of that!


So we want an Islamic state where Islamic law is not just in the books but enforced, and enforced with determination. There is no space and no room for democratic consultation. The Shariah is set and fixed, so why do we need to discuss it anymore? Just implement it!


Today the Western powers and media want to domesticate us like sheep, to keep us tame and domesticated.


The Prophet defeated the enemies of Islam even when he and his followers were small in number.


The only model to follow is pure Islam.