Can Muslims Thrive without a Caliphate? with Dr Uthman Badar

The issue of the caliphate has recently made a resurgence within Muslim discourse. For nearly 100 years the Muslim ummah has been without a caliphate, and many have come to the view that the world of empires is behind us, and we now must embrace the era of nation-states. Yet the issue remains a live one, Islam and Muslims have remained tortured by our lack of ability to resolve some of the most intractable problems we face – leading to the suggestion that establishing a post-nation state brings together our resources, people and potential.

Dr. Uthman Badar has been thinking about the concerns of the caliphate. He is the lead editor at the Ummatics Institute. He received his Ph.D. in Philosophy from Western Sydney University in 2023, where he currently teaches. He is also an active Muslim community member in Sydney, Australia, with over two decades of engagement in grassroots activism and da’wah.

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The Thinking Muslim Podcast Episode 98

00:00 Opening clip
00:29 Introduction
02:04 Normative Islamic position on the caliphate
09:03 Deficiency in the absence of a caliphate
13:15 What about explicit textual proof?
19:51 Does governance always have to be in the form of the caliphate?
24:37 Reach of the state in historical caliphates
27:49 Implementing the shariah
30:50 Learning from historical experience
34:18 The obligation of the caliphate - a fardh kifayah
41:14 Who is most obligated?
48:39 What kind of expertise do we need?
51:54 Advocacy or Da'wah work
55:39 What can an ordinary Muslim contribute?
01:04:24 Is the caliphate a forgotten obligation?
01:10:37 On groups and thinkers since the fall of the caliphate
01:16:50 The Ummatics Conference in Istanbul
01:19:33 When will the caliphate be realised again?
01:21:25 Additional information