Is democracy considered major disbelief (kufr akbar) because its rule is not according to what Allah has revealed, or is it not disbelief even if it is illegitimate, taking into consideration the specificity of some countries?
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Democracy, in its Western concept and pure philosophy, is a principle of disbelief and contradictory to Islam.
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