Loyalty to Religious Law over the State

So that the word of Allah becomes supreme. Everybody gets what Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala has fixed for him. And from everybody that is taken what Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala has decided to be taken. All these rights and obligations are to be fixed by the sharia, the book. ... Then he organized them into a party ... Then there was jihad with sword. Now when this phase of armed conflict has started, it should continue till that time that all fitna is finished, all rebellion against Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala is suppressed, and the deen system totally comes under Allah.

Islamic Organization of North America · video “Part 6 Comprehensive Address to the Muslim Ummah Lesson 1 6” · posted December 26, 2013 · 39:03 into the video

Now, this is the main theme of Surah Al-Saff. For that purpose, now the people who profess they believe in Allah and His Messenger, they have to live for that, to die for that. So call for jihad. And if you shun from jihad, if you shirk from it, then you are not Muslims, not you are momins.

Islamic Organization of North America · video “Part 4 Exposition of Struggle and Activism Lesson 3 1” · posted December 24, 2013 · 36:38 into the video

To protect the ideology, to propagate the ideology, to enforce the ideology, to establish the ideology. This is a jihad fi sabil. And now, if that ideology is iman, if that politico-socioeconomic system is dinullah, dinul haq, now this becomes jihad fi sabilillah.

Islamic Organization of North America · video “Part 3 Exposition of Wholesome Deeds Lesson 5 6” · posted December 25, 2013 · 21:45 into the video

English translationPerhaps now you know why I insist on explaining the story of the Imamate and Caliphate, because God named whoever objects to it and rejects it as among the disbelievers. If the matter is such that one who rejects it is called a disbeliever, doesn't the nation deserve to be moved to discuss it and reconsider its entire history?

لعلكم الآن تعلمون لماذا أصر على أن أبين قصة الإمامة والخلافة لأن الله سمى المعترض عليها والذي يرفضها من الكافرين إذا كانت المسألة يسمى رافضها من الكافريين ألا تستحق أن تتحرك الأمة وتناقشها وتعيد النظر في تاريخها كله

Islamic Institute of America · video “الليلة الثامنة من شهر محرم - جذور ثورة الإمام الحسين (ع) - فضيلة الشيخ طارق المصري” · posted July 3, 2025 · 34:09 into the video

When you're no longer under the wilaya of the taghut, and you're under the wilaya of Allah, when you're in the system of the waliye faqih, it comes with a great sense of responsibility. You're kings, you're in your charge of yourselves. But now it's on you: have to fight off the enemies, you have whatever it is. The government and the people are one.

Light of Guidance · video “Friday Night Talks | Shk Usama Abdulghani” · posted April 3, 2020 · 26:08 into the video

To change the system, you need individuals. Individuals who believe in that system and who are committed with that system, who are convinced about the truth of that system, and who are ready to sacrifice everything for that system. Now, this is actually the first phase, the initial phase. Then in order to change the system, these people, they take the form of a party, and then they wage jihad and qatal for the cause of that revolution. So actually, changing the persons, the individuals, that is the basic point.

Islamic Organization of North America · video “Part 4 Exposition of Struggle and Activism Lesson 4 1” · posted December 24, 2013 · 12:13 into the video

His son had enough. Okay, his dad is a Nasibi. Mutawakkil is a Nasibi. There is no respect for a Nasibi. ... Those who have hate for Ahl al-Bayt and are enemies of Ahl al-Bayt, there's no respect for them. Even if it's your father, you fight him in the Battle of Badr, for example. ... Anyway, he asks his teacher, “Can I take the life of my father?” And the teacher says, “Yeah, you can, because he's a Nasibi. But I'm just letting you know, because you're his son, if you do this, you won't live long, because this is just a rule that's there on this earth that we live on.” It's a takwini rule, they call it.

Islamic Center of America · video “The Triumph of Justice - Day 5” · posted July 11, 2024 · 56:30 into the video

there must be leadership chosen by the people and the job of this to maintain Sharia and take care of the needs of the people... that's Sharia needs government and government's job is to implement Sharia... so Sharia needs government and the government needs system and the system is Sharia right and the people should choose this government based on their commitment to Sharia and fire this leadership based on their negligence of Sharia

Islamic Association of Greater Detroit · video “Ahl al-Bayt Imam Hussain Lecture 05” · posted June 22, 2017 · 45:49 into the video

So those are the things which inshallah we hope that eventually we will get back to Khilafah one day but we have to work for it. We are a long way away from it right now.

Islamic Center of East Lansing · video “Evolution of Islamic Law: The Hanafee Mad-hab” · posted May 12, 2023 · 49:25 into the video

The Quran, the Sunnah and Ijmaah, the consensus of the scholars of any given generation, these Islamic legislative sources all confirm the collective obligation of Muslims to appoint a Khalifa to rule over them and then to obey the leader.

Islamic Center of East Lansing · video “Life and Times of AbuBakr Al-Siddique: The First Caliph Part 29” · posted May 10, 2026 · 40:30 into the video

our leader said no we're a theocracy and there were scholars who say this is dangerous because how can you establish an islamic rule when we're not perfect but allah in the quran is telling us struggle and establish justice struggle we can't wait for imam mahdi to establish we have to be participants in establishing

Islamic House of Wisdom · video “English Ashura Program” · posted June 24, 2026 · 16:00 into the video

If you are living in a country or a society or a state where the word of Allah is not supreme, the law of Sharia is not supreme, sovereignty is not accepted for Allah, then you are, so to say, at constant war with that society. And you have to struggle continuously to change the system and establish the system of caliphate in the footsteps of the prophethood. And for that, you must have a party.

Islamic Organization of North America · video “Part 2 Exposition of Faith Lesson 4 6” · posted December 24, 2013 · 38:18 into the video

Then the anti-Sharia bill. Again, another opportunity to promote Sharia. What's wrong with Sharia? What is wrong with Sharia? Tell me what is wrong with Sharia. Take that subject with them and every time they talk Sharia, talk about Maqasad Al-Shari'a because that's what Sharia is about. ... And now very recently, we are being attacked about the so-called Khilafah. So what? Talk about Khilafah. What is wrong with Khilafah? Do not the Muslims, 1.7 billion Muslims deserve to have a leader in the world? ... What's wrong with the Muslim countries, for example, coming together as one union and having one person say he's the Khalifa?

Islamic Organization of North America · video “6th Islam Conference - Mustapha Elturk” · posted September 14, 2015 · 24:55 into the video

Do not the Muslims, one point seven billion Muslims, deserve to have a leader in the world? Why Catholics have a pope, have a leader? Why can't we have a leader? Why the European Union came together? They were scattered countries and came together as one union. What's wrong with the Muslim countries, for example, coming together as one union and having one person say he's the khalifa, call him whatever you wanna call him? What is wrong with that? Talk about Khilafah. There's nothing wrong with that.

Islamic Organization of North America · video “6th Islam Conference - Mustapha Elturk” · posted September 14, 2015 · 26:04 into the video

So there's a dire need to establish the system of Allah that is based on equity and equality, It is our duty to establish the deen of Allah. This is our collective objective that we should come together and struggle to establish the deen Allah... So we have to commit ourselves to this cause and do whatever we can to change the system so that the divine order is established... we must commit ourselves wholeheartedly sincerely earnestly with everything we have, with our bodily resources and also our finances to establish the Deen of Allah... I will do whatever I can to make you supreme as my beloved prophet and messenger made you supreme 1400 years ago.

Islamic Organization of North America · video “Live - The Call of The Qur'an - part 4 | Establishing the Divine Order” · posted June 20, 2020 · 1:47:08 into the video

So the deen of Allah has to be complete and now that the Khilafah is no longer in existence, it becomes Fardain upon every believing Muslim. It becomes Fardain... every sound mature believing Muslim must struggle for Iqamatu Deen because Allah made that imperative upon all of us.

Islamic Organization of North America · video “Live - The Call of The Qur'an - part 4 | Establishing the Divine Order Part 2” · posted June 27, 2020 · 41:10 into the video

we know this is a real struggle this isn't a historical event then we have to look now for the Wali of the time of the time Imam Khamenei is the person who all of us we should be pushing for supporting protecting defending explaining so that the world gets liberated

Light of Guidance · video “Eid al-Ghadeer Celebration | Shaykh Usama Abdulghani | 7/18/2022” · posted July 18, 2022 · 42:01 into the video

The statement is if you establish the Khilafah in your hearts, Allah will establish for you the Khilafah on earth... That's part of establishing the Khilafah on earth. Who can stop you from establishing the Sharia in your own life?

Islamic Center of East Lansing · video “Life and Times of AbuBakr Al-Siddique: The First Caliph Part 29” · posted May 10, 2026 · 38:22 into the video