The general inclination amongst the revivalist movements is to adopt the concept of the 'purposes' and 'interests' of Islam. Consequently, most of these movements have, to greater or lesser extents, recognised the necessity for power sharing with non-Islamic governments. So voting can only be justified if on weighing the harms and benefits, the balance is likely to weigh towards a benefit. And even then our involvement should be limited to the extent that it remains overall beneficial. This requires careful thought and assessment.
Voting is undoubtedly a difficult compromise.
These are just a sample of the questions which our Muslim voter needs to consider before he or she puts the cross by a name. The essence of Allah's laws, 'for which all Divine messages were sent, is the establishment of justice for mankind. We sent aforetime our Messengers with clear signs and sent down with them the Book and the Balance, that men may stand forth in justice. Trends is Britain's biggest selling Muslim Magazine and is the magazine for Young Muslims.