How the Khilafah system ensures accountability of the government ?

A broad set of checks and balances exists in the Khilafah system to provide a strong counter‐balance to executive abuse:

• SHARI'AH – The Shari'ah itself must be adhered to by the Khaleefah in his ruling. He cannot make something prohibited legal and remain in power e.g. he cannot allow torture or run an interest based economy and remain in power.

• UMMAH ‐ RESPONSIBILITIES OF CITIZENSHIP – The Shari'ah requires that the people are educated as to the responsibilities of citizenship in that they should support the leader, account him harshly if he strays from Islam and confront him if he openly abandons Islamic ruling. The citizens are the first and last line of defence to protect the Islamic State and its solutions and they should see themselves in this light.

• MADHALIM COURT (COURT FOR THE INVESTIGATION OF UNJUST/INCOMPETENT RULING) – the Madhalim judges have both extensive resources and powers to proactively scrutinise and remove either the Khaleefah or his governors should wrongdoing be proved or to investigate any public harm that has occurred as a result of decisions made by the ruling apparatus. The Khaleefah is not permitted by the Shari'ah to interfere in the Madhalim process when the Khaleefah himself is the subject of the investigation.

• SCHOLARS/ULEMAH – Independent scholars provide Islamic rulings and their discussion is not under the jurisdiction of the Khaleefah. The Ulemah are fundamentally charged to scrutinise and correct the Khaleefah on his understanding and adoption of the Shari'ah rules.

• THE COUNCIL OF THE UMMAH – The Shari'ah mandates that the Khaleefah seeks consultation from the people. The Council of the Ummah constrains the Khaleefah in his decision making on a wide variety of issues including his selection of staff such as governors, civil servants and assistants. This provides a strong check and balance against a trend to tyranny, corruption or incompetence.

• POLITICAL PARTIES – an unrestricted number of political parties, that support the principle of the Islamic system, are encouraged to form and to acquire seats in the Council of the Ummah in order to account the Khaleefah and offer consultation.

• INDEPENDENT MEDIA ‐ Media organisations should view scrutiny and accountability of government as one of their central roles.