According to the Quran, obedience belongs to the Divine Laws and an Islamic Government is
an agency to put these laws into action. Thus any decision by the government which goes
against the Quran, its obedience shall not remain mandatory: (18:28)
It Is the command of Allah Himself: "Do not obey any such person whose heart has become
neglectful to Our laws, one who follows his own desires and whose case has gone beyond all
bounds". Such could not have happened during the time of the Rasoole, but there is a
possibility of such an occasion arising after him. Thus it ought to be so arranged that if any
one in the society thinks that such and such a decision made by the government goes against
the Quran, he may be able to get a decision from another authority. Such an authority could
only be the Judiciary. Thus the decision made by the Supreme Court ought to be considered as
final in such cases and none shall be allowed to disobey the decision. If such an occasion does
arise, the decision by the Judiciary shall have to be accepted as the decision by "Allah and His
Rasool" (Centre of the System) about which the Divine Command is: (33:36)
"It behoves not a believer, man or woman, that when a matter has been decided by Allah and
His Rasool (the final authority of the Divine System) to exercise a choice in the matter.
Anyone who disobeys Allah and His Rasool, has forsaken the straight path and is clearly on
the wrong path."
Often it is said that in such a situation the Sovereign Authority shall rest with the Judiciary
instead of the government or the constituent assembly. But as has been explained earlier, the
final authority actually rests with the Book of Allah and none else. In disputed matters the
judiciary shall only explain what is the decision of the Quran.