Muundo wa mfumo wa utawala wa Kiislamu si wa kijamhuri. Mfumo wa kijamhuri umejengwa juu ya demokrasia, ambapo mamlaka ya utawala hupewa watu. Kwa hiyo, watu wana haki ya kutawala na kutunga sheria, na wanahifadhi haki ya kumchagua mtawala na kumwondoa. Wanahifadhi haki ya kuweka katiba na kutunga sheria, na kufuta, kubadilisha au kurekebisha katiba na sheria zote mbili.

The shape of the Islamic ruling system is not republican. The republican system is based on democracy, where sovereignty is given to the people. Thus, the people have the right of ruling and legislation, and they reserve the right to appoint the ruler and remove him. They reserve the right to lay down a constitution and enact laws and to abolish, alter or modify both the constitution and the laws.

Kinyume chake, mfumo wa utawala wa Kiislamu umejengwa juu ya ‘Aqidah ya Kiislamu na juu ya sheria za Shari’ah. Mamlaka ya kutunga sheria ni ya Shari’a ya Allah (SWT) na si ya Ummah. Hivyo Ummah hana haki ya kutunga sheria, wala Khalifah pia hana. Mtunga sheria pekee ni Allah (SWT), na Khalifah ana haki tu ya kupitisha hukumu za katiba na kanuni zinazotokana na Kitabu cha Allah (SWT) na Sunnah ya Mtume Wake (SWT). Pia Ummah hana haki ya kumwondoa Khalifah; kinachomwondoa ni Shari’ah. Hata hivyo, Ummah una haki ya kumteua, kwa kuwa Uislamu umeupa mamlaka na nguvu hiyo, hivyo umepewa mamlaka na nguvu ya kuchagua na kutoa Bay’ah kwa yeyote unayemtaka.

In contrast, the Islamic ruling system is based on the Islamic ‘aqeedah and on the Shari’ah laws. The sovereignty is to the Shar’a of Allah (swt) and not to the Ummah. So the Ummah has no right to legislate nor does the Khaleefah. The sole legislator is Allah (swt), and the Khaleefah has the right only to adopt rulings for the constitution and cannons that are derived from the Book of Allah (swt) and the Sunnah of His Messenger (swt). Also the Ummah has no right to remove the Khaleefah; what removes him is the Shar’a. However, the Ummah has the right to appoint him, for Islam gave the authority and power to her, so she has been given the authority and power to select and give the Bay’ah to whomever she wishes.

Katika mfumo wa Urais wa mfumo wa Jamhuri, rais wa jamhuri anashika madaraka ya lazima ya mkuu wa nchi. Hana katika baraza lake la mawaziri waziri mkuu, bali ana makatibu wa serikali, kama ilivyo nchini Marekani. Katika mfumo wa Bunge, rais ana waziri mkuu, na madaraka ya lazima ya utawala yako mikononi mwa baraza la mawaziri, si mikononi mwa rais wa jamhuri, kama ilivyo nchini Ujerumani.

In the Presidential form of the Republican system, the president of the republic holds the mandatory powers of the head of state. He does not have in his cabinet a prime minister, but secretaries of state, as in the United States. In the parliamentary form, the president has a prime minister, and the mandatory ruling powers are in the hands of the ministerial cabinet not the president of the republic, as in Germany.

Katika mfumo wa Khilafah hakuna mawaziri, wala baraza la mawaziri linalofanya kazi pamoja na Khaleefah, kama ilivyo katika mfumo wa kidemokrasia, ambapo mawaziri wana wizara maalum na mamlaka ya lazima yao wenyewe. Badala yake, Khaleefah ana Mu'awinoon ambao huwateua ili kumsaidia katika kutekeleza majukumu ya Khilafah na kutimiza wajibu wake. Wao ni wasaidizi waliokabidhiwa madaraka na wa kiutendaji. Khaleefah huwaongoza katika nafasi yake kama kiongozi wa dola, na si kama waziri mkuu, wala kama kiongozi wa chombo cha utendaji. Khaleefah hana baraza la mawaziri linalofanya kazi pamoja naye, kwa kuwa yeye ndiye mwenye mamlaka yote ya lazima, na wasaidizi wanamsaidia tu katika kutekeleza mamlaka yake ya lazima.

In the Khilafah system there are no ministers, nor a council of ministers working with the Khaleefah, as is the case in the democratic system, where ministers have special portfolios and mandatory powers of their own. Instead the Khaleefah has Mu’awinoon whom he appoints to assist him in assuming the functions of the Khilafah and discharging its duties. They are delegated and executive assistants. The Khaleefah heads them in his capacity as the head of state and not a prime minister, nor as a head of an executive body. The Khaleefah has no council of ministers working with him, since he has all the mandatory powers and the assistants merely help him in executing his mandatory powers.

Zaidi ya hayo, katika aina zote mbili za mfumo wa kijamhuri, wa urais na wa bunge, rais anawajibika kwa wananchi wake na kwa wawakilishi wao. Wananchi na wawakilishi wao wana haki ya kumwondoa madarakani, kwa kuwa mamlaka kuu katika mfumo wa kijamhuri ni ya wananchi.

Besides, in both types of the republican system, the presidential and parliamentary, the president is accountable to his people and their representatives. The people and their representatives have the right to remove him since the sovereignty in the republican system belongs to the people.

Hii ni kinyume na Uimamu wa waumini. Amiri wa waumini anawajibika mbele ya Ummah na wawakilishi wake, na anawajibika kwa Ummah na wawakilishi wake. Hata hivyo, Ummah na wawakilishi wake hawana haki ya kumwondoa. Anaweza kuondolewa tu iwapo atavunja Shari'a kwa namna ambayo kuondolewa kwake kunakuwa wajibu; Mahakama ya Matendo Dhalimu pekee ndiyo inayoamua hilo.

This is contrary to the Imarah of the believers. The Ameer of the believers is responsible before the Ummah and her representatives and is accountable to the Ummah and her representatives. Nonetheless the Ummah and her representatives have no right to remove him. He can only be removed if he violates the Shar’a in a way that his removal becomes obligatory, the Court of Unjust Acts alone is the one that decides this.

Katika mfumo wa kijamhuri, iwe wa urais au wa bunge, muda wa urais umewekwa na hauwezi kuzidishwa.

In the republican system, whether it is presidential or parliamentary, the term of the presidency is fixed and cannot be exceeded.

Kwa kuwa, mfumo wa Khilafah hauamui muda wa kukaa madarakani kwa Khalifa. Badala yake, muda huo unaamuliwa na utekelezaji wake wa Shari'a. Mradi Khalifa anatekeleza hukumu za Uislamu, zinazotokana na Kitabu cha Allah na Sunnah ya Mtume wake, anabaki kuwa Khalifa, bila kujali muda wa Khilafah yake utadumu kwa muda gani. Ikiwa Khalifa atakiuka Shari'a, na akaacha kutekeleza hukumu za Uislamu, muda wake madarakani utakoma hata kama ni mwezi mmoja au siku moja tu; na katika hali hii lazima aondolewe mara moja.

Whereas, the Khilafah system does not determine the Khaleefah’s term of office. This is rather determined by his implementation of Shar’a. So long as the Khaleefah is implementing the rules of Islam, that are derived from the Book of Allah, and the Sunnah of His Messenger, he remains a Khaleefah, regardless of how long his Khilafah term lasts. If the Khaleefah violated the Shar’a, and deviated from implementing the rules of Islam, his term in office would be terminated even if it were one month or one day; and he must in this instance be removed immediately.

Tunahitimisha, kwa hiyo, kwamba kuna tofauti kubwa kati ya mfumo wa Khilafah na mfumo wa kijamhuri, na kati ya Khalifa na rais wa jamhuri.

We conclude, therefore, that there is a great difference between the Khilafah system and the republican system and between the Khaleefah and the president of a republic.

Kwa hiyo, ni haramu kabisa kudai kwamba mfumo wa Kiislamu ni mfumo wa kijamhuri, au kutumia neno ‘Jamhuri ya Kiislamu’, kwa kuwa kuna mgongano mkubwa kati ya misingi ambayo mifumo hii miwili imejengwa juu yake, pamoja na tofauti kati yao katika umbo lake na maelezo yake.

It is, therefore, absolutely forbidden to claim that the Islamic system is a republican system, or to use the term ‘Islamic Republic’, for there exists a great contradiction between the foundations upon which the two systems are founded, in addition to the difference between them in there shape and details.