Answer
Praise be to Allah
Such views are inaccurate. The collection of government taxes from their people is not a new practice. Neither is the involvement of the general public in government policies.
In a tribal system that dominated the people before, the leaders of the tribes often involved their members in important issues, which affect them. Democratic ideas and its practices have also been carried out by the Greeks and the Romans. Yet, Prophet Muhammad(pbuh) strictly prohibits the killing of ordinary citizens in war.
And Allah knows best.
Source: Adapted from a booklet by Ustaz Muhammad Haniff Hassan & Ustaz Mohamed bin Ali titled 'Questions and Answers on Jihad' published in 2007
Such views are inaccurate. The collection of government taxes from their people is not a new practice. Neither is the involvement of the general public in government policies.
In a tribal system that dominated the people before, the leaders of the tribes often involved their members in important issues, which affect them. Democratic ideas and its practices have also been carried out by the Greeks and the Romans. Yet, Prophet Muhammad(pbuh) strictly prohibits the killing of ordinary citizens in war.
And Allah knows best.
Source: Adapted from a booklet by Ustaz Muhammad Haniff Hassan & Ustaz Mohamed bin Ali titled 'Questions and Answers on Jihad' published in 2007
