Part 1
We are students of the Islamic tradition, and graduates of various Islamic seminary institutions and secular universities both locally and abroad. All of us are deeply invested in the conceptualization and development of truly Islamic societies, and we recognize the role that Muslim participation, political or otherwise, plays in making non-Muslim majority societies more hospitable to Muslims and better for all people. This participation, however, must always occur within the parameters set by the Sharīʿah, lest our community lose its identity rooted in the Islamic faith and the Divine law.
Part 2
In our previous writing, ‘How Should Muslim Voters Decide?’, we introduced the Islamicity Index, a system and an intellectual framework that Muslims can use in order to think about how to rank political parties in order of preference and proximity to Islamic values. In this writing, we demonstrate the Islamicity index in action, showing its practical application in the hands of political analysts and experts. We also outline our Palestine solidarity strategy, which we have titled ‘Intifada at the Ballot Box’. We also appeal to the reader and the broader Muslim community to think long-term, and to consider what must be done post-elections to create a more just, equal and prosperous society.
Fill in your scorecard
At Islamicity, we hope that our tool will be used to guide the decision making process of muslim voters in South Africa. Download our Islamicity Index Voter Scorecard below and submit your versions at scorecard@islamicity.org.za