Democracy is the Curse of Sakifa
What if everything you’ve been taught to revere—democracy, the voice of the people, the beacon of freedom—is a lie?
Democracy - A shimmering mirage that promises salvation but delivers chaos, division, and a slow descent into ruin? What if the roots of this system, stretching back to ancient Greece and echoing through a dusty meeting place called Sakifa, reveal not a blessing but a curse? Buckle up, because we’re about to unravel the sanctity of democracy and expose it for what it might truly be: a fitnah, a trial, a tool of destruction masquerading as progress.
The Birth of Democracy: A Flawed Experiment
Democracy as we know it first flickered to life in ancient Athens around the 5th century BCE. Picture this: a gathering of free male citizens—women, slaves, and foreigners excluded—debating laws and policies in a chaotic assembly. It was a radical departure from the iron grip of kings and tyrants, a bold experiment in collective power. Yet, it was no paradise. The masses were swayed by cunning orators, leading to blunders like the Sicilian Expedition—a democratic decision that nearly annihilated Athens during the Peloponnesian War.
Fast forward to the Enlightenment, and democracy was reborn like dirty weed in the fiery crucibles of the American and French Revolutions. It promised liberty, equality, and justice, but its flaws lingered: exclusion, manipulation, and the tyranny of the majority. From its inception, democracy was less a perfect ideal and more a fragile compromise — a system that could elevate or destroy, depending on who wielded its reins.
The Age of Kings: Survival of the Fittest
Before democracy’s rise, the world knelt to monarchs. Kings, emperors, and warlords ruled by divine right, brute force, or noble blood. It was a brutal game of survival of the fittest, where power was seized and held by the strong. A weak ruler was a dead ruler, toppled by a rival with sharper steel or a keener mind. The masses? Mere spectators in a theater of conquest.
Yet, there was a raw clarity to it. A capable king united a fractured land, built empires, and imposed order on chaos. Alexander the Great carved a legacy across continents; Prophet Mohammed SAW turned deserts into centers of civilization. Contrast that with democracy’s endless debates and gridlock — where decisive action often drowns in a sea of voices. The rule of kings valued strength over consensus, and while it could be tyrannical, it was rarely paralyzed.
Prosperity Beyond Democracy
History whispers a secret: prosperity doesn’t need democracy. Governments that empowered their people and offered a high standard of living—whether monarchies, empires, or councils—were magnets for travelers and settlers. Ancient Rome under Augustus thrived with roads, aqueducts, and peace, not ballots. The Fatimid Golden Age sparkled under Imams AS who fostered science and culture without a hint of democratic fanfare. Even today, Singapore’s blend of authoritarianism and economic brilliance draws the ambitious from every corner of the globe.
These places were considered blessed not because they let everyone vote, but because they delivered stability, opportunity, and a vision that transcended petty squabbles. Democracy might claim the moral high ground, but it’s not the only path to a flourishing society—or even the best one.
The Illusion Unveiled: Elon Musk’s Revelation
Enter Elon Musk, a modern titan whose recent tweet cuts through democracy’s facade like a blade: both Republicans and Democrats, he suggests, are mere puppets of a satanic cult pulling strings behind the scenes. Hyperbole? Perhaps. But it’s a gut punch to the myth of democratic purity. Is this what democracy is for? A grand theater where we cheer for rival teams, oblivious to the fact that the game is rigged by the same shadowy masters?
Look closer, and the cracks widen. Lobbyists, corporations, and secretive elites shape policy while we clutch our ballots like talismans. The military-industrial complex thrives on endless wars; media empires mold our minds with surgical precision. The “will of the people” becomes a hollow echo, drowned out by the clinking of coins and the whispers of power. If Musk is right, democracy isn’t our savior—it’s our shackles.
Democracy’s Dark Secrets: Conspiracies and Deception
Which democracy has truly prospered in our age without blood on its hands? Peel back the pages of history, and the stains emerge. The assassination of JFK—an insider job, some say, to silence a maverick. The Gulf of Tonkin, a fabricated spark for Vietnam. The 9/11 attacks, a pretext for invasions cloaked in lies about weapons of mass destruction. These aren’t fringe theories anymore; they’re shadows cast by a system that thrives on deceit.
If democracy is the rule of the people, why do its leaders orchestrate plane crashes into buildings or stage coups to invade sovereign lands? The answer is chilling: power doesn’t bow to truth. Even in democracies, those at the top will sacrifice integrity to cling to control. The prosperity we see—skyscrapers, highways, technology—may be built on a foundation of manipulation and betrayal.
The Rise of the Non-Democratic: China and the UAE
While democracies stumble, other systems soar. China, with its communist iron fist, has lifted millions from poverty, built gleaming cities, and challenged the world’s mightiest powers—all without a whisper of democratic chaos. The UAE, a monarchy of sand and vision, offers its people a standard of living that dazzles the globe: safety, wealth, and ambition realized in glass and steel.
These nations scoff at democracy’s playbook. They plan decades ahead, unburdened by election cycles or populist noise. Their people may lack a vote, but they have homes, jobs, and pride—things many democratic citizens can only dream of amid rising inequality and crumbling infrastructure. If prosperity and stability are the measures of success, are we fools to cling to democracy as the gold standard?
God’s Silence on Democracy
Turn to the sacred texts—the Quran, the Bible, the original Torah—and you’ll find no hymns to democracy. God doesn’t champion the rule of the people; He anoints His chosen ones. Prophets, kings, messiahs—these are the vessels of divine will, not assemblies of clamoring voices. The Quran speaks of shura (consultation), but it’s a far cry from majority rule; it’s guidance, not governance by ballot.
“Allah is the best of planners,” declares the Quran (8:30). So why do we defy that perfection with a system that hands the reins to flawed, fickle humans? Democracy assumes we know better than the divine—a presumption that borders on blasphemy. God’s plan unfolds through His messengers, not through the chaos of the crowd.
The Wisdom of Reliance
An intelligent man, it’s said, places full reliance on Allah TA for what he cannot control. Why, then, do we entrust our fate to politicians—strangers with hidden agendas, cloaked in charisma or corruption? Democracy asks us to believe in the collective wisdom of the masses, yet history shows how easily that wisdom turns to madness: witch hunts, wars, economic collapses—all born of popular will gone astray.
To rely on God is to embrace humility, to admit that human systems are frail and fleeting. Democracy, with its parades and promises, seduces us into thinking we’re masters of our destiny. But are we? Or are we pawns in a game we don’t even understand?
Democracy as Fitnah: A Satanic Design
Here’s the mind-blower: what if democracy is a fitnah, a trial crafted by satanic forces to plunge the world into chaos? Not a mere flaw, but a deliberate weapon to fracture societies, erode faith, and pave the way for tyranny over the ashes. Look around—polarized nations, moral decay, endless conflict. Democracy promises unity but delivers division; it vows freedom but breeds servitude to unseen powers.
This isn’t just rhetoric. If Musk’s tweet holds a kernel of truth, if elites puppeteer our leaders, then democracy is the perfect Trojan horse: give people the illusion of control while the real rulers tighten their grip. The endgame? Self-destruction, a world in ruins, and a new order rising from the wreckage.
Sakifa: The Original Sin of Collective Choice
Now, to Sakifa—the spark of this curse. In 632 CE, after the Prophet Muhammad’s SAW passing away, a group of companions gathered at Saqifah Banu Sa’idah to choose his successor. It was called as democracy but not as we’d define it—no ballots, no universal vote—just a hurried consultation amid grief and urgency. What emerged was not without dissent. The loudest voices won; and the true voice was silenced.
The result? A wound still bleeding today. For the Muslim of today living in a democratic nation, it is a curse to experience it in everyday life. Sakifa wasn’t a triumph of collective wisdom—it was a failure of process, a lesson in how group decisions can fracture what was meant to endure. If this is democracy’s ancestor, then its curse is in its DNA: the triumph of noise over truth, of power over purpose, of right to rule over being on the right way.
The Final Provocation
So where does this leave us? Democracy, heralded as humanity’s crown jewel, may be its Achilles’ heel. It’s a system that dazzles with ideals but falters in practice—vulnerable to deceit, division, and the erosion of divine order. China and the UAE thrive without it; scripture ignores it; Sakifa warns against it. Even our modern icons, like Musk, see through its veneer.
Imagine a world where we abandon this obsession. A governance rooted not in the fickle will of the many, but in wisdom, stability, and divine guidance. Not a return to despots, but a rejection of the lie that human votes alone can chart the course. “Allah is the best of planners”—why, then, do we plan so poorly to follow His word.
As you sit with this, let it sink in: Is democracy our destiny, or our delusion? Are we its architects, or its victims? The truth may burn, but it’s in that fire that we find clarity. Sakifa’s curse lingers—not as a relic, but as a mirror. Look into it, and decide what you see.