Sajjad Khan

Sajjad Khan is a British Muslim and a former editorial board member of Khilafah magazine, a London-based publication that advocates replacing capitalism with an Islamic political system. In the following viewpoint, taken from a September 2003 article in Khilafah, Khan argues that democracy as practiced yn the West is characterized by corruption. He argues that Western democratic values are inferior to the political values prescribed by Islam. Muslims in Great Britain and other nations should not adopt Western values but instead work toward the establishment of a society based on Islamic priniciples and teachings, he concludes.

As you read, consider the following questions:

1. What happens to Muslims and others who challenge the supremacy of democracy, according to Khan?
2. What shortcomings of democracy does the author describe?
3. How does Khan respond to the...