Pakistan Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences July – Dec 2016, Volume 4, No. 2, Pages 49 – 61 49 www.pjhss.com eISSN: 2415-007X FEATURES OF ISLAMIC STATE AND POLITICS INAM ULLAH WATTOO Ph.D. Scholar, Department of Islamic Studies, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan Email: Inamullahwattu009@gmail.com ABSTRACT Islam is a universal religion and final version of past divine religions. It provides guidance in every sphere of human life. It is the duty of religion to establish a peaceful existence in society. Now a days western and European countries (under modern and western political system) are facing a serious issue of pluralism. They are trying their best to solve it but all in vain. Islam presents a unique political system which is the only solution of such problems. Islamic political system provides peaceful co- existence for pluralistic society. Examples of the period of pious Caliphs is a great evidence in this concern. There are three types of Islamic government, namely Immamat, Immarat, and Khalafat. Furthermore there are three types of Khilafat; general, individual and national Caliphate. Islam provides very clear instructions for the selection of a caliph. Head of Islamic state should be a Muslim. According to Sharia, firm belief on the oneness of Allah and finality of Prophethood in the Prophecy of Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) are basic conditions for being a Caliph in an Islamic state. In this political system Allah is the only sovereign of the state. It is the duty of all Muslims to obey Allah, his apostle and ruler of the time. All the matters of the state are discussed in Majlas e Shura. Ruler of the state is answerable before his subjects and Allah almighty. In Islam, politics and religion are not different departments. This article deals with the functions and feature of the Islamic state. Keywords: Immamat, Khilafat, Immarat, Muhajareen,Majlis Shura, Aws, khazraj, Saqeefa bani Saada I. INTRODUCTION It is the authenticity of Islamic teachings, that it guide the followers in every field of life. Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) was appointed not only to teach but he showed practical implementation of Islamic teachings. It is Muslim belief, that the Islam is a universal religion with universal teachings. All the previous religions were not universal, so their teachings were concern to specific period or nation. Being universal religion of the world, Islam deliver universal moralities and teachings. Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) was not only a