Even if democracy might be viewed primarily as an evil from an Islamic point of view, there is another principle of interpretation of religious laws in Islam, according to which minor evils – even if religiously impermissible or not recommended at first – become permissible, recommended, and even mandatory if they alone can prevent major evils.
即使伊斯兰人一开始会把民主制度看作一种罪恶，伊斯兰还有这样一条解释宗教法律的原则——就算起初不被宗教所允许或推荐的非严重罪恶，若是它能防止较严重的罪恶发生，也可以被接受或推荐，甚至成为一种义务。