However, the concerns raised by Usmani over the permissibility of sukuk almost certainly played a role.

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First Question: The permissibility of governing by other than that which Allah sent down.

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But calling everyone in China a government official shows that despite a legal permissibility, we should rethink things from a policy perspective.

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On 17 September 1990, the Soviet President announced that he would seek a "national referendum" on the centerpiece of any such transition: the permissibility of private land holdings.

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