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It is not permitted to appoint someone to distort matters of the Islamic faith or law, and the same applies to those democratic systems that oppose the core rubric of Islam: obedience of Allah Almighty and His Messenger صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم is mandatory in any case, regardless of people’s choices.

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This address is for every reader or listener of this verse, or it apparently addresses the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم but actually applies to the Muslims.