On the Islamic theory of the state
From the very beginning, Islam has devoted more interest to polities and political theory than most other religions. If it can be said with some right that Jesus was unpolitical, Muhammad was certainly not. Islam makes no distinction between religion and polities, but the two are intimately connecte...
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1972-01-01
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| Online Access: | https://journal.fi/scripta/article/view/67072 |
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| author | Helmer Ringgren |
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| description | From the very beginning, Islam has devoted more interest to polities and political theory than most other religions. If it can be said with some right that Jesus was unpolitical, Muhammad was certainly not. Islam makes no distinction between religion and polities, but the two are intimately connected, and political theory has a religious and theological motivation. That implies that, in theory, it is based on the Koran and on Tradition (sunnah) in the same way as jurisprudence in general or as any other theological discipline. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6f17886a95fd4ac28265b7becab097e72022-12-22T02:02:30ZengDonner InstituteScripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis0582-32262343-49371972-01-01610.30674/scripta.67072On the Islamic theory of the stateHelmer RinggrenFrom the very beginning, Islam has devoted more interest to polities and political theory than most other religions. If it can be said with some right that Jesus was unpolitical, Muhammad was certainly not. Islam makes no distinction between religion and polities, but the two are intimately connected, and political theory has a religious and theological motivation. That implies that, in theory, it is based on the Koran and on Tradition (sunnah) in the same way as jurisprudence in general or as any other theological discipline.https://journal.fi/scripta/article/view/67072State and religionIslam and statePolitics and IslamPolitics and religionLeadership, ReligiousAuthority |
| spellingShingle | Helmer Ringgren On the Islamic theory of the state Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis State and religion Islam and state Politics and Islam Politics and religion Leadership, Religious Authority |
| title | On the Islamic theory of the state |
| title_full | On the Islamic theory of the state |
| title_fullStr | On the Islamic theory of the state |
| title_full_unstemmed | On the Islamic theory of the state |
| title_short | On the Islamic theory of the state |
| title_sort | on the islamic theory of the state |
| topic | State and religion Islam and state Politics and Islam Politics and religion Leadership, Religious Authority |
| url | https://journal.fi/scripta/article/view/67072 |
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