Duties of Muslims toward the Non-Islamic Governments

Given the Islamic teachings, the formation of a government as a constant need of human societies, has been qualified in two respects: first, referring to non-Islamic governments in all respects is subject to prohibition and, second, the formation of a government as one of the divine commands is itself relevant. Therefore, it is incumbent upon all Muslims to pave the ground for the formation of an Islamic government by toppling non-Islamic governments. To fulfill this, it seems necessary to study the strategies facing the Muslim community. Accordingly, the main question of this research is devoted to the study of duties Muslims have to undertake toward the non-Islamic governments. It seems that the major priority in confronting non-Islamic governments is determined in terms of the various stages of enjoining what is right and forbidding what is wrong. In case there is no possibility of toppling non-Islamic governments, interactions among members of the Muslim community for the further implementation of Islamic prescripts in the social arena take on an added importance.