Toleo la kwanza la kitabu The Ruling System liliandikwa mapema miaka ya 1950 CE. Utamaduni wa Magharibi ulikuwa na athari kubwa katika akili za watoto waliosoma wa Waislamu. Moja ya athari zake, ambayo ilitawala fikra zao, ni kwamba Uislamu ni dini ya kiroho isiyo na mfumo unaoweza kutatua matatizo tunayokabiliana nayo leo, kwamba hakukuwa na mfumo wa utawala kwa dola, na kwamba dola ambayo Uislamu ulikuwa nayo ilikuwa ya kidini na kiroho tu.

The first edition of the book The Ruling System was written in the early 1950’s CE.Western culture had a great effect on the minds of the educated sons of the Muslims. One of its effects, which dominated their thinking, was that Islam is a spiritual religion that does not have a system that can solve the problems we face today, that there was no ruling system for the state, and the state that Islam had was merely religious and spiritual.

Wale waliojishughulisha na kazi ya Uislamu walikuwa wakiita kuelekea huko kwa mawazo ya jumla ambayo hayakuwa yameiva vizuri. Hawakuwa na uwazi wa kuonyesha Uislamu kama mfumo kamili wa maisha, dola na jamii. Walikuwa wakiita kurudi kwenye Uislamu kwa njia ya wazi na ya jumla, bila kuwa na maono yaliyo wazi akilini mwao kuhusu mifumo ya Uislamu ni ipi, wala namna ambavyo wangerejesha utawala wa Uislamu. Ukweli kwamba utawala kwa yale aliyoteremsha Allah (SWT) haungeweza kurejeshwa bila Khilafah haukuwepo katika da'wah yao. Ndiyo maana kuanzishwa kwa Khilafah na kurejeshwa kwa utawala wa yale aliyoteremsha Allah (SWT) hakukupata nafasi katika mpango wao wa kazi.

Those undertaking the work for Islam used to call for it with general thoughts that were not crystallised. They lacked the clarity in showing Islam as a complete system for life, state and society. They used to call for a return to Islam in an open and general manner without them having a clear vision in their minds as to what the systems of Islam were or the manner in which they were going to restore the ruling by Islam. The fact that ruling by what Allah (swt) has revealed could not be restored without the Khilafah was absent from their da’wah. That is why establishing the Khilafah and reinstating the ruling by what Allah (swt) has revealed did not find a place in their program of work.

Wakati huo, muundo mmoja ulichukua jukumu la kuchunguza hali ya Ummah katika wakati wake wa sasa na hali ya kiwango ilichofikia. Ulisoma historia yake, nguvu yake na mamlaka aliyokuwa nayo katika Dola iliyokuwa dola kuu duniani. Ilikuwa dola iliyoanzishwa juu ya ‘aqeedah ya Kiislamu na Ahkam Shar’iyah zinazotokana nayo, ambazo Dola inazitekeleza, kuzitumia na kuzifikisha kama Ujumbe kwa ulimwengu. Kisha muundo huu ulianza utafiti wa ufahamu wa Uislamu kutoka vyanzo vyake vya asili vya Qur’ani na Sunnah, na ukafikia hitimisho lifuatalo: kwamba Uislamu ni mfumo kamili na wa kina unaotatua matatizo yote ya maisha. Hivyo ukaandika vitabu vinavyoeleza yote haya kwa ujumla bila kugusia maelezo ya kina. Basi ukaandika vitabu kuhusu mifumo ya Uislamu, kama mfumo wa utawala, wa kiuchumi na wa kijamii. Na katika kuandika vitabu hivi ulizingatia upande wa kivitendo, ili Waislamu watambue kwamba Uislamu ni itikadi ya kivitendo na mfumo kamili unaofaa kutekelezwa, ili wayakubali mifumo yake na kufanya kazi kuirudisha katika uhalisia wa maisha kupitia kuanzishwa kwa Dola ya Khilafah. Dola ya Khilafah ndiyo njia pekee ya kutekeleza mifumo hii katika uhalisia wa maisha.

At such a time a structure undertook the study of the situation of the Ummah at her present time and the condition she had reached. And it studied her history, power and the authority she had in the State that was the leading state in the world. It was a state that was established on the Islamic ‘aqeedah and Ahkam Shar’iah that emanate from it and which the State apply, implement and convey it as a Message to the world. Then this structure undertook an aware study of Islam from its original sources in the Qur’an and Sunnah and came to the following conclusion that Islam is a complete and comprehensive system that solves all of life’s problems. So it wrote books explaining all of this in a general manner without touching upon the details. Thus it wrote books on the systems of Islam, such as the ruling, economic and social system. And in writing these books it observed the practical aspect so that the Muslims realise that Islam is a practical ideology and a complete system fit for implementation, so that they adopt its systems and work to bring it back in the realm of life via the establishment of the Khilafah State. The Khilafah State is the only method for applying these systems in the reality of life.

Uelewa wa mawazo na mifumo hii ulipanuka. Hili lilitokana na muundo wa kitabu kuwafikishia Waislamu, kuendelea kuyajadili na kuzungumzia, na kurejea vyanzo vyake ili kuyaimarisha. Yote haya yalikuwa kwa lengo la kuyaweka katika uhalisia wa maisha. Mawazo na dhana hizi hazikubaki tena kuwa miongozo ya jumla tu au kutoa picha ya kijumla tu; hasa baada ya Uislamu kuwa ndio matarajio ya Waislamu na lengo lao la kutumaini kujiokoa kutoka hali waliyokuwa nayo. Hii ilikuwa baada ya kutambua kwamba Uislamu ndio mfumo kamili na wa kina unaotatua matatizo yote ya maisha. Vilevile ilikuwa kichocheo kwao kujifunza zaidi maelezo ya kina kuhusu Dola ya Khilafah wanayofanya kazi kuisimamisha, na kujua zaidi kuhusu mifumo ya Uislamu ambayo Dola ya Khilafah ingeitekeleza juu yao. Hiki ndicho kilichotuchochea kupanua vitabu hivi na kuviboresha kwa maelezo mengi ambayo hayakuwepo katika toleo la kwanza.

The understanding of these thoughts and systems expanded. This was owing to the structure conveying them to the Muslims, continuously discussing and talking about them, and by referring to their sources to crystallise them. All of this was in order to establish them in the realm of life. These thoughts and concepts were no longer confined to being only broad guidelines or just giving a general picture; especially after Islam had become the expectation of Muslims and their object of hope in rescuing themselves from the situation they were in. This was after realising that Islam was the complete and comprehensive system that solves all of life’s problems. Likewise it became an incentive for them to learn more details of the Khilafah State that they work to establish and to know more details about the systems of Islam which the Khilafah State would implement upon them. This was the incentive for us to expand these books and enrich them with many details that hitherto were not present in the first edition.

Kuhusu toleo la tatu la kitabu *The Ruling System* (Mfumo wa Utawala), tulijitahidi kukipanua na kueleza kwa kina uhalisia wa Dola ya Khilafah, vyombo vyake na majukumu yake, pamoja na kila kinachohusiana nayo. Tulifafanua kwamba mfumo wa utawala katika Uislamu ni wa kipekee na tofauti, unaotofautiana na mifumo yote mingine ya utawala iliyopo duniani. Aidha, tumeweka wazi kanuni za utawala kwa undani, pamoja na vyombo vya Dola ya Khilafah, namna na mbinu za kumteua Khalifa. Pia tulieleza kwamba Dola ya Khilafah ni dola ya kibinadamu si dola ya kimungu. Tulitaja pia Mu'awinoon (Wasaidizi) na mamlaka zao za lazima, pamoja na hukumu kuhusu Shura (ushauri) na mamlaka zake za lazima. Na tulitoa ufafanuzi kwamba ni wajibu kutekeleza Uislamu kikamilifu na kwa ukamilifu wake wote, na kwamba ni haramu kutekeleza hukumu zake kwa hatua hatua. Vilevile tumeonyesha jinsi ilivyo haramu kwa Dola kuwa dola ya polisi, na wakati utii kwa mtawala ni wa lazima na wakati ni haramu, na wakati tunapowajibika kuchomoa upanga usoni mwake, na kwamba tunapaswa kumhoji katika kila jambo. Katika toleo la tatu tulikosa nafasi ya kutoa marejeo ya Hadith na kujizuia na maandishi yaliyotajwa katika vitabu vya hadith. Katika kuchukua Hadith nyingi tulitegemea maandishi yaliyotajwa katika vitabu vya fiqh vinavyoaminika na vinavyotambulika, lakini vitabu vya fiqh wakati mwingine vilinukuu hadith kwa maana tu, au vilijizuia na sehemu ya hadith ambayo vilitumia kama mfano au dalili. Kwa hiyo toleo la tatu lilipokwisha kuchapishwa, tulichukua jukumu la kutafuta marejeo ya Hadith zote zilizotajwa katika kitabu, tukaeleza kila hadith imechukuliwa wapi, na tukajizuia na maandishi yaliyotajwa katika vitabu vya hadith. Tuliondoa kila hadith ambayo usahihi wake au ufaa wake kama dalili haukuwa na uhakika kwetu. Vivyo hivyo, sisi tumehakikishiwa juu ya riwaya zote zilizonukuliwa katika vitabu kutoka kwa vyanzo vyake. Riwaya yoyote ambayo hatukuwa na uhakika nayo au ambayo tuliona ni dhaifu, tuliiondoa kutoka kwenye kitabu. Vilevile, tumesahihisha baadhi ya dhana na kanuni kutokana na majadiliano na mapitio. Kwa sababu hiyo, kitabu kimetoka katika umbo hili, ambalo tunawawasilishia Waislamu.

Regarding the third edition of the book The Ruling System, we worked to expand it and demonstrate in a detailed manner the reality of the Khilafah State, its apparatus and tasks and whatever relates to it. We elucidated how the form of ruling in Islam is unique and distinct, differing with all other ruling systems existent in the world. In addition, we have set forth the principles of ruling in detail and the apparatus of the Khilafah State, the method and styles of appointing a Khaleefah. Also, we explained that the Khilafah State is a human state and not a divine state. We also mentioned the Mu’awinoon (Assistants) and their mandatory powers, and the ruling regarding Shura (consultation) and its mandatory powers. And we presented the clarification that it is obligatory to implement Islam completely and comprehensively and that it is forbidden to implement its rules gradually. Similarly we have shown how it is forbidden for the State to be a police state and when obedience to the ruler is obligatory and when it is forbidden, and when we are obliged to unsheathe the sword in his face and that we are obliged to account him in every instance. In the third edition we missed the chance of giving the reference for the Ahadith and confining to the text mentioned in the books of hadith. In taking many of the Ahadith we used to rely on the texts mentioned in the trustworthy and recognised books of fiqh (jurisprudence) but the books of fiqh would sometimes transmit a hadith by meaning only or just confine itself to a portion of the hadith that it used as an illustration or evidence. So when the third edition went out of print we undertook the task of finding the references of all the Ahadith mentioned in the book and we mentioned from where each hadith had been taken and we confined to the text stated in the books of hadith. We excluded every hadith whose authenticity or suitability as a proof was not assured for us. Likewise we are convinced of all the reports cited in the books from their sources. Any report we were not sure of or if we found it to be weak, we omitted it from the book. Similarly we corrected certain concepts and rules as a result of the discussions and reviews. As a result, the book came out in this form, which we present to the Muslims.

Tunamwomba Allah (swt) amjaalie kitabu hiki kheri nyingi, na amheshimu Waislamu haraka kwa kuanzisha Dola ya Khilafah, ili yale yaliyotajwa katika kitabu yawekwe katika matumizi na utekelezaji. Hakika, kwa Allah (swt) hilo si jambo gumu.

We pray to Allah (swt) that He (swt) grants in this book much goodness and that He (swt) quickly honours the Muslims by establishing the Khilafah State so that what has been mentioned in the book is put in application and implementation. Verily, for Allah (swt) that is not a hard matter.

Tarehe 15 ya mwezi mtukufu wa Muharram 1417 AH 1/6/1996 ‘Abdul Qadeem Zalloom

15th of the sacred month of Muharram 1417 AH 1/6/1996 ‘ Abdul Qadeem Zalloom