The Khaleefah Constitution:
Foreign Affairs
Article 178 Politics is taking care of the nation’s affairs inside and outside the State. It is performed by the State and the nation. The State practices it and the nation questions that practice.
Article 179 It is absolutely forbidden for any individual, party, group or association to have relations with a foreign state. Relations with foreign countries are restricted only to the State, because the State has the sole right to practice taking care of the nations affairs. The nation is to question the State in connection with this task of caring.
Article 180 Ends do not justify the means, because the method is integral to the thought. Thus, the duty (wajib) and the permitted (mubah) cannot be attained by performing the forbidden action (haram). Political means must not contradict the political methods.
Article 181 Political manoeuvring is necessary in foreign policy, and the effectiveness of this manoeuvring is dependent on concealing (your) aims and disclosing (your) acts.
Article 182 Some of the most important political means are disclosing the crimes of other states, demonstrating the danger of erroneous politics, exposing harmful conspiracies and bringing down misleading personalities.
Article 183 One of the most important political means is the manifestation of the greatness of the Islamic thoughts in taking care of the affairs of individuals, nations and states.
Article 184 The political cause of the nation is Islam, in the might of the State, the sound implementation of its rules, and in perseverance in its call (da’wa) to mankind.
Article 185 Conveying the Islamic da’wah is the axis around which the foreign policy revolves, and upon which relations between the State and other states are built.
Article 186 The state’s relationships with other states are built upon four considerations. These are:
1. States in the current Islamic world are considered to belong to one state and, therefore, they are not included within the sphere of foreign affairs. Relationships with these countries are not considered to be in the realm of foreign policy and every effort should be expended to unify all these countries into one state. The subjects of these countries are not considered to be foreigners. They have the same rights as other subjects of the Islamic State. However, if those countries are considered as Dar al-Kufr, then their subjects are treated as foreigners.
2. States who have economic, commercial, friendly or cultural treaties with our State are to be treated according to the terms of the treaties. If the treaty states so, their subjects have the right to enter the State with an identity card without the need for a passport; provided our subjects are treated in a like manner. The economic and commercial relationships with such states must be restricted to specified items which are deemed necessary and which, at the same time, do not lead to the strengthening of these states.
3. States with whom we do not have treaties, the actual imperialist states, like Britain, America and France and those states that have designs on the State, like Russia are considered to be potentially belligerent states. All precautions must be taken against them and it would be wrong to establish diplomatic relationships with them. Their subjects may enter the Islamic State only with a passport and a visa specific to every individual and for every visit.
4. With states that are actually belligerent states, like Israel, a state of war must be taken as the basis for all dispositions with them. They must be dealt with as if a real war existed between us - whether an armistice exists or not - and all their subjects are prevented from entering the State. The money and blood of their non-Muslim subjects are not protected.
Article 187 All military treaties and pacts, of whatever source, are absolutely forbidden. This includes political treaties and agreements covering the leasing of military bases and airfields. It is permitted to conclude good-neighbouring, economic, commercial, financial, cultural and armistice treaties.
Article 188 States which are not actually belligerent, imperialist and do not have designs on the State are allowed to open embassies in the State. However, the activities of such embassies are not to be cultural or political, and there should be restrictions on their movements and authorities.
Article 189 The State will open embassies in the states that are not actually belligerent, according to the interest of da’wah. Among the activities of such embassies is to deliver the Islamic call (da’wah).
Article 190 The State is forbidden to belong to any organisation which is based on something other than Islam or which applies to non-islamic rules. Thisincludes international organisations like the United Nations, the International Court of Justice, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, and regional organisations like the Arab League.
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