Islam and Development

Sri Mulyati. promotes and spreads that religion. In a weak state, however, Islam
too grows weak and defenceless.88 The procedure of electing an imam,
according to al-Mawardi, requires two things: 1 . The ahl al-ikhtiydr (ahl al- 'aqd
wa- al-hall ),89 which is composed of those in authority. They must meet three
conditions to be electors: 'addla , justice in deciding on all the conditions required
of the candidate; 'Urn, knowledge of those worthy of the imdmah; and ra 'y wa
hikmah, ...