UK: Anjem Choudary claims all Muslim MPs and voters are ‘apostates’ sinning against Islam

Hardly representative of most Muslims in the UK, and sharp contrast to Canadian Imams who call for Muslims to vote (Ontario imams to urge Muslims vote in federal election):

Hard to know why someone like that remains in a liberal democracy rather than choosing to living in a Muslim majority country. But for ideologues and fundamentalists like him, no country will be “pure” enough in its application of Islamic practices:

Radical preacher Anjem Choudary has claimed that all Muslim MPs and voters are “apostates” as the general election approaches.

Writing on Twitter that voting is a “sin” against Islam, he argued that Parliament violated religious law because Allah is “the only legislator”.

Mr Choudary wrote: “The only excuse is for a new Muslim or someone totally ignorant about voting and also what’s known from Islam by necessity.”

In a stream of messages using the #StayMuslimDontVote hashtag, the cleric called Muslims who vote or run as an MP are “apostates”, meaning they have abandoned their beliefs.

Anyone doing so does not believe that Allah is the “only, exclusive legislator and commander” and is therefore a “kaafir” (disbeliever), he claimed.

Mr Choudary, who has headed banned groups including Islam4UK and al-Muhajiroun, instructed his followers not to follow any imams who tell them voting is religiously permitted.

It comes after his group released a series of videos as part of the campaign discouraging British Muslims from taking part in the democratic process, while other organisations encourage them to vote.

Anjem Choudary claims all Muslim MPs and voters are ‘apostates’ sinning against Islam – General Election 2015 – UK Politics – The Independent.