Islamic Approach to Democracy: A Theological and Political Appraisal

The notion of democracy in Islam can be best characterized as working at two levels - the individual and the aggregate levels. Independently, the individual has the freedom to embrace the method of worship that he or she likes. But with regard to the aggregate level, it turns into a collective issue and the voice of the people in Islam is given inclination. From the social viewpoint, it is the public Islam, which is endorsed to be polished at all levels. Consequently, democracy in Islam is a social idea more so than in some other hypothetical convention of democracy and further, it is democracy comprehended as an outflow of collective voice which is more Islamic than some other hypothesis. This study uncovers the relationship between Islam and democracy in practice and in this manner offers another point of view to help our understanding of both democracy and Islam. The main purpose of this paper is to show the compatibility between Islam and Democracy. The focus is on ‘how’ democracy is compatible with Islam and accordingly how we may democratic Muslim societies.