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The core of democratic theory is the consent of the governed; and there is nothing about that whatsoever that conflicts with Islam. Indeed, it was only when the selection process of the ruler began to exclude the population, began to be indifferent to securing the consent of the governed, and control of the government became…

Anyone declaring that democracy is forbidden because it means rule by the majority and legislation according to the whims of the population, is a bit like someone declaring that microwave ovens are haraam because they work by magic; or saying that you shouldn’t watch television because it violates the privacy of the tiny people who…