Again, thank you all for taking the time for these in-depth responses. My goal is, again, to learn as much about Islam as I can, and you all are doing a great job of educating me. As per your request, Al Habeshi, the context of the passage is this: it is in a small section titled, “Sovereignty and Legislative Power Are Exclusive Rights of Allah.” The section says this:
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Sovereignty and legislative power are exclusive rights of Allah. This is an immediate conclusion of monotheism. No body has the right to enact a law contrary to the law of Allah. A Muslim should never govern or judge by laws different from the laws of Allah, nor should he give his consent to any form of judgment or government based on laws contrary to the laws of Allah. According to the Islamic faith, no one has the right to forbid what Allah had made legal, nor can he legalize what Allah had forbidden. Whoever commits intentionally such a deed or approves it is a disbeliever. The Holy Quran states that: <<If any do fail to Judge by what Allah had revealed, they are unbelievers>> (5:44).
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One question on this: Is this why many Muslims in the Middle East wage war against America? That’s probably a HUGE question (and not really much of a concern to me), but I was just wondering if that’s a/the reason why. Continuing:
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The mission of Allah’s prophets is to call people to believe in monotheism and behave according to its precepts. They try to deliver people from the bonds of man worship to the blessings of Allah’s service, and to convince them to submit to the laws of Allah instead of submitting themselves to man-made laws…
The servant believing in Allah is aware that all kinds of service should be dedicated to Allah alone and no partner with Him. He knows also that his duty towards prophets and pious men is to following their foot steps and express his love to them. [the original quote ends the section:]As for the enemies of Allah, although it is the duty of the believer to detest them because they are detested by Allah, yet the believer is authorized to call them to Islam and explain its noble meaning to them; they may be guided by such a call and embrace Islam. But if they reject it and refuse to submit to the laws of Allah, a Muslim is permitted to fight them until idolatry is uprooted and the religion of Allah gains victory over polytheism.
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And that brings me to one more question on this topic… Allah detests unbelievers? If so… then does He desire for them to come to repentance and salvation? If so, why? If He truly detests them, He would prefer that they die, but if He desires their salvation, that denotes love for the unbeliever, does it not? Just a thought I had…
Again, thank you all for your time and patience. I have many more questions to come, I assure you!