Not according to most people. It's a religion
According to Islam it is poltical with a religion.
From: (Islam Beliefs And Teachings, Ghulam Sarwar, The Muslim Educational Trust, 2003)
Politics is a part of Islam. It cannot be separated from it. Indeed, the separation of religion and politics is meaningless in Islam. We have already learnt that Islam is a complete system of life, and politic's is very much a part of our collective life. Juist as Islam teaches us how to say Salah, observe Sawm, pay Zakah and undertake Haijj, so it
teaches us how to run a state, form a government, elect representatives, make treaties and conduct trade." p. (169)
"There is not a perfect Islamic state in the world today. There are many Muslim countries." p. (171)
"However, organised efforts are being made in many parts of the world
to establish an Islamic system of government to implement the laws of the Quran and Sunnah." p. (171)
"Muhammad's duty, according to the Quran, was to make Islam supreme over all other systems of life.....In other words, you can say that Muhammad's duty as the final messenger of Allah was to establish the truth and
remove falsehood from society. As Muslims, we must also work towards the establishment of the supremacy of Allah's Law and the
removal of evil from the society in which we live. This is Jihad." p. (79-80)
"Muslims, wherever they are,
form one nation." p. (203)
"Shariah is the code of law for the Islamic way of life....It is the best system of law from Allah for humanity to follow." p. (153)
"Shariah prescribes a complete set of laws for the guidance of mankind so that Good is established and Evil is removed from society." p. (153)
"The Quran is the main basis of Shariah." p. (153)
"Shariah has rules for
every aspect of life."
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