Defining Muslim State
“If the majority of people in a village support al-Qaeda’s ideology, can they claim to establish a Muslim state, even if the village is under the control of another ruler? For example, if the majority of people in Punjab, India, want independence and seek to establish their own country, can Punjab claim to be an independent state, even though it is still under the control of the Indian government ( hypothetically if Indian government is not democratically elected but is instead based on heredity)?”