Dr. 'Alī Jum'ah, Muftī of the Republic, writes that Islam assures political rights for the individuals. There are four main political rights in Islam: first the right to choose the ruler; second, participation in issues that concerns the general public, which is the concept of the shūrá; third, occupying important position in the state's governments and institutions; finally, the right to advise the ruler and promote him of vice and prevent him from virtue.

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