Rules of Governance in Islam
Islam is an Arabic word which carries several meanings. In the Quran, two distinct meanings are used by Allah. For example, in Surahal–Nisa’ verse 90 and al–Anfal verse 61, ‘Islam’ or ‘salm’ means ‘peace’. In a number of other verses, it carries the meaning of ‘submission’ or ‘surrender’, for example, verse 83 of AliImran and 208 of al–Baqarah. Nevertheless, such connotations are not…