Is It My Obligation To Follow The Laws Of A De Facto Government?
Avoid chaos is a priority. To establish a government of your own people or your own party is your justified choice or desire but not a religious obligation for which one may resist at the cost of life and property. If people feel, they are politically wronged, they have to adopt political ways to correct it. No armed struggle is allowed for this. If one is persecuted for acting upon one’s religion, one is obliged to migrate but to fight. In this case of persecution, the Muslim states are obliged to fight the persecutors as a last resort, to rescue their brothers. If Muslim states do not fulfill their obligation, the individuals have no choice but to migrate or if it is not possible, stay patient and find peaceful political ways to solve the problem. The prohibitions on beef is not interfering with the matter of religion. it is not obligatory to eat beef. So one should abide by the law for the sake of peace. However, making such laws by the government is not a good show of understanding the problem and is not a way to solve it. To prefer peace is not pessimism. One can negotiate better and makes progress in term of political gains too if in a time of peace. Take the example of the treaty of Hudaybia, the peace made the disbelievers convinced of the power of the message of Islam. Within a period of 2 years, the number of Muslims rose manifolds. Nelson Mandala is another example. For individuals or non-state actors, the only way to struggle is through peaceful political ways. For detail read my article https://urdu.asianmail.in/2017/10/03/754