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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Imamate and Leadership The Guardians of the Frontiers of the Shari 'ah and the Realm of Islam ( 135 ) Lesson Fourteen In contrast to present-day Christianity the credal system of which is based on a purely spiritual and ethical summons to man and the scope of which does not extend beyond the propagation of religion and the attempt to guide mankind Islam is a system that refuses to confine itself to mere religious rituals.

The summons to purposive activity and struggle the need to expand and disseminate the message of monotheism the elaboration of laws and ordinances for both the material and spiritual life of man as well as the direct participation of the Most Noble Messenger peace and blessings be upon him and his family in various battles; - all this indicates that the ideational system of Islam aims at the establishment of a government that with its liberating ideals will permit men to rediscover themselves and choose a truly human form of existence.

Further the government that Islam intends to establish will defend the religion of monotheism with the necessary decisiveness ward off any aggression against the lands of Islam and implement Cod's laws with care and precision.

Such a government on account of its answerability before God's laws will never be ready to compromise those laws however slightly in the face of pressure and hostility from the enemies of Islam whatever form that hostility may take; it will never ignore God's commandments nor abandon their ( 136 ) implementation.

In general once religious leadership is separated from the ruling institution and religion remains indifferent to the question of political rule contenting itself with preaching and admonishing the masses religion will have no guarantor in society.

Even if people are made aware of the teachings of religion by the efforts of scholars and thinkers and try to implement those teachings in their lives the ruling classes will attempt by various means to prevent the implementation of measures that secure human happiness and especially of the divine commandments that might threaten their hegemony.

They will even go beyond that implementing their own carefully calculated plans to shore up their rule and protect their interests both in the short term and in the long term.