Claiming that “only Islam can save the country and the world from oppression and injustice” sounds powerful, but it ignores reality.
If governance “based on Islamic teachings” automatically produced justice and peace, we would not be struggling to find a single contemporary Islamic state that demonstrates this convincingly. Afghanistan, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Sudan these are not propaganda caricatures they are real-world examples where religion-backed governance has often resulted in authoritarianism, inequality, and the silencing of dissent.
Faith can guide personal morality. But when religion is used as the foundation of state power, it tends to remove accountability. Leaders begin to answer to “God” rather than to citizens. Disagreement becomes heresy. Criticism becomes treason.
Oppression does not come from systems that are “not Islamic.” Oppression comes from unchecked power, poor institutions, corruption, and the refusal to protect minorities—problems that exist in religious and non-religious states alike.
Justice is not guaranteed by declaring a country “Islamic.”
It is built through transparency, rule of law, accountability, and respect for human dignity values that do not belong to any single religion.
If Islam is strong, it does not need to be imposed through the state. And if a political system truly works, it should be able to prove itself through results, not slogans.
