Itoat davlatda intizomning mavjudligi uchun asosiy masala bo‘lib, davlat va ummatdagi umumiy intizomni ko‘rsatadigan eng muhim ko‘rinishlardan biridir. Shu sababli Qur’oni karim vahiy, mo‘jizalar, xabar va Payg‘ambar ﷺ shaxsiyati o‘zlaridayoq itoatni vujudga keltirishga yetarli bo‘lishiga qaramay, ko‘plab oyatlarda itoatni ta’kidlagan. Bir oyatlar itoatni buyurib keldi, ya’ni u amalga oshirilishi majburiy bo‘lgan buyruq bo‘lib, uning bajarilishini talab qiladi; boshqa oyatlar esa itoatni man qildi, ya’ni u mavjud bo‘lishi joiz bo‘lmagan taqiq bo‘lib, uning bajarilmasligini talab qiladi, va bunday xulqlarni musulmon o‘zidan uzoq tutishi kerak bo‘lgan narsa deb hisobladi. Qur’on itoat haqida so‘z yuritganda, quyidagicha deganini ko‘ramiz:

Obedience is a fundamental matter for the existence of discipline in the State, and from the most important manifestation to indicate the general discipline in the State and Ummah. Due to this, the Qur’an emphasised obedience in many ayat despite the existence of revelation, miracles, the message and the Messenger (saw)’s personality which by themselves are enough to create obedience. The ayat came commanding obedience i.e. when it is obligatory to exist, a command which obliges its fulfilment, and it came prohibiting obedience i.e. when it is not permitted to exist, a prohibition which obliged its non-performance, and it considered that possessing such manners as something that the Muslim must put himself far away from. We find that the Qur’an, when it refers to obedience, saying: