What is Bay'ah?
'''Bay'ah''' in Islam is a pledge of allegiance to a Muslim leader. It was practiced by the prophet [[Muhammad]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Perspectives on the Security of Singapore: The First 50 Years|last1=Desker|first1=Barry|date=2015|page=243}}</ref> It is sometimes done under a written agreement by citizens as long as the leader follows the [[Sharia]], the people have to continue to pledge allegiance to him. It is still practiced in [[Saudi Arabia]] and [[Sudan]].<ref>{{cite journal|last=Lesch|first=Ann M.|date=March 22, 2001|title=THE IMPASSE IN THE CIVIL WAR|url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-77384488.html|journal=[[Arab Studies Quarterly]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071109235847/http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc.aspx?id=1G1:77384488|archive-date=9 November 2007|access-date=14 December 2019|via=[[Encyclopedia.com]]}}</ref> In [[Morocco]], bay'ah is only compulsory for the [[royal family]] of the country.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Al Khamlichi|first=Ahmed|date=January 2014|title=The relationship between religion and the state: the institution of 'Commandment of the Faithful' in Morocco|url=https://online.ucpress.edu/caa/article-abstract/7/1/54/26014/The-relationship-between-religion-and-the-state|journal=Contemporary Arab Affairs|volume=7|issue=1|pages=54–81|doi=10.1080/17550912.2013.869991|access-date=February 1, 2023}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} [[Category:Islamic terminology]] [[Category:Islamic culture]] [[Category:Islam]] [[Category:Sufism]]