Summary: Surah Al-Qasas, verses 83 through 86. These verses sum up everything Muslims need to understand about political authority. Authority comes from Allah (S) and cannot be assumed by force. In this lecture: the fallacy of Islamic rule being essential to Islamic practice; the accessibility to taqwa with or without Islamic rule; the incomparable vastness of Jannah contrasted with this limited world; fanaticism and fundamentalism as consequences of attempting to render divine justice on earth; the indispensable message in Al-Qasas for those who strive to make sense of the grave crisis Muslims face today; the mission of the prophet (S) was guided by wahy, not human emotion; the authority of the prophet (S) over Makkah was purely for the fulfillment of the five pillars, political dominion was just a side effect. If you seek supremacy on earth, Allah (S) will deprive you of any authority in Jannah.
