Iterative post (under live construction) (Last edited : 5th April 2025):
Note that this post is being prepared iteratively and is planned to be improved and changed further. For now, only the evidences are planned to be presented in this post due to shortage of allocatable time. So I am not attempting to translate the evidences again and just presenting the existing translations in most of the cases.
Quran, Hadith and Imposter Rulers
Imposters! because in Islam, ALLAH is The Only Ruler and any Muslim leader or group in a position of authority is a slave of ALLAH, to legislate and judge within the limits Set by ALLAH and with what ALLAH has Sent down, and is responsible to put efforts for defending the life, respect and property of every Muslim. If he doesn't, Muslim masses and specially those given fame and recognition, also fall under the danger zone, unless they put genuine efforts to replace such rulers. Many peaceful options also exist, e.g. mass public protests, civil disobedience, boycott, sit-ins etc.
The Quran
The kingdom of the heavens and the earth belongs to ALLAH:
Quran 39:44
Quran 57:2
ALLAH Does not share His Legislation / Judging with any one:
Quran 18:26
Legislation / Judging is for ALLAH:
Quran 6:57
Quran 12:40
Quran 12:67
Quran 28:88
The need to Establish what ALLAH has Sent down:
Quran 5:66
Quran 5:68
Quran 62:5-7
Those who do not judge with what ALLAH has Sent down:
Quran 5:44-45
Quran 5:46-47
Disliking what ALLAH has Sent down or partially obeying those who do so:
Quran 47:8-9
Quran 47:25-26
Would you teach ALLAH with your deen (way of life)?:
Quran 49:16
Those who do not make unlawful what ALLAH and His messenger ﷺ have made unlawful and do not adopt as their deen (way of life) the deen of truth (i.e. Islamic way of life):
Quran 9:29
(Except verbal belief, today's Muslim rulers also violate the remaining indicated issues, and Muslim masses who are satisfied with such rulers and don't put any kind of efforts for replacing such rulers are also in the danger zone.)
Declaring what is lawful and what is unlawful on your own (you imposter rulers)?:
Quran 10:59
Quran 16:116
For you is whatever you decide / judge?:
Quran 68:35-41
The Book Sent down with Truth to judge between people by what ALLAH has shown:
Quran 4:105
The need to follow the Sharee'ah of ALLAH:
Quran 42:21
Quran 45:18
Is it other than ALLAH I should seek as judge / legislator, while it is He Who has Sent Down to you the Book [i.e., the Quran] Explained in detail?
Quran 6:114
The need to follow The Quran:
Quran 6:155
Quran 7:3
Quran 7:203
Don't go near and don't transgress the Limits Set by ALLAH:
Quran 2:187
Quran 2:229-230
Quran 58:4
Quran 65:1
Because they disobeyed and transgressed:
Quran 5:78
Transgressors & those who did nothing to stop the transgressors shared the punishment and only those who prohibited the evil were saved:
Quran 7:163-166
(Compare this to imposter rulers, those who did nothing to prohibit or change the imposter rulers, and those who prohibited or tried to change the imposter rulers).
Restore order between 2 groups of mortally fighting Muslims, if 1 group transgresses against the other, mortally fight the transgressing group till it returns to the ordinance of ALLAH ...:
Quran 49:9-10
Hadiths (Type 1: Compliant to The Quran)
لا طاعةَ لمخلوقٍ في معصيةِ الخالقِ
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