Democracy & Islam

Democracy is a form of government of the people, for the people & by the people. It means that supreme power lies with the people. But in Islamic democracy the supreme power lies only with Allah. Man is his representative. In traditional democracy the people have the right to select their chief administrator. The administrator is elected by the majority of voters. Once elected he becomes to administrative head but he cannot be a dictator. He is bound by some rules & regulations. On the other hand in Islamic democracy, the administrator is bound to follow the rules of Quran & Sunnah.
In traditional democracy the country is divided into some constituencies. From every constituency one member is elected by the people. All the members form a legislative assembly. A few members form a cabinet. The administrative head is assisted by the cabinet.
The members of the cabinet run the administration with the help of a bureaucracy. The administrative head, the cabinet, the bureaucracy are all responsible to the legislative assembly. If the administrative head or the president is corrupt the assembly can remove him.
In Islamic democracy also the administrator is removed when he corrupted. Because he is bound to follow Islamic Shariah. In this regard Imam Abu Hanifa said, “When the administrator breaks the rules of Islam then he is not worthy for this post.”