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Political aspects of Islam are derived from the Quran, ḥadīth literature, and sunnah (accounts of the sayings and living habits attributed to the Islamic prophet Muhammad during his lifetime), [1] the history of Islam, and elements of political movements outside Islam.
[2] [3] Not all forms of political activity by Muslims are discussed under the rubric of political Islam, Political Islam can represent one aspect of the Islamic revival that began in the 20th century. [1] Most academic authors use the term Islamism to describe the same phenomenon or use the two terms interchangeably. [1]
He argued that Islam had the "gems of an economic and democratic organization of society", but that this growth was stunted by the monarchist rule of Umayyad Caliphate, which established the Caliphate as a great Islamic empire but led to political Islamic ideals being "repaganized" and the early Muslims losing sight of the "most important ...
The term ‘Islamic governance' denotes a form of political rule guided by the teachings of the Quran and Sunna. [2] The philosophical underpinnings of an ideal Islamic governance system are rooted in several key principles. [3] Tawhid, the doctrine of God's oneness, underscores the vertical axis of the Islamic ethical framework.
The religio-political ideology of Islamism (also often called political Islam or Islamic fundamentalism) [1] which has "arguably altered the Middle East more than any trend since the modern states gained independence", redefining "politics and even borders" (according to at least one observer (author Robin Wright), [2] is active in many countries around the world.
This category is for articles pertaining to Islamic politics and views of Islam in the modern world. Types of articles may include scholars, important political figures past and present involved in Islamic studies, studies on modern Muslim politics, Middle East and Islamic World area studies, Islamic history, history of the Islamic world and important figures in the US "War on Terror".
The Islamic concept of sovereignty differs from the western principles of international custom and law established by the Treaty of Westphalia.An important element of this is the Ummah — the community of Muslims as a whole.
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