“<i>Fasad</i>, <i>Hijra</i> and Warlike Diaspora” from the Geographic Boundaries of Early Islam to a New <i>Dar al-Hikma</i>: Europe
This paper aims to emphasize the influence that “Classic„ Islamic Thought had on the contemporary European-Islamic one regarding the conceptualization and action of emigration (<i>hijra</i>-<i>hajara</i>) through the geographical and juridical redefinition...
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description | This paper aims to emphasize the influence that “Classic„ Islamic Thought had on the contemporary European-Islamic one regarding the conceptualization and action of emigration (<i>hijra</i>-<i>hajara</i>) through the geographical and juridical redefinition of the Old Continent as a new “house„ (<i>dar/bayt</i>) in hosting a Muslim population. The analysis should also be considered in relation to the sectarian and violent phase which followed the peaceful one of the so-called “Arab Spring„ and the current deflagration of part of the Middle East. During the proto-Islamic historical phase, the term <i>muhajirun</i> was adopted to define those who made the <i>hijra</i>, referring to the prophet Muhammad’s followers in 622. They aimed to live according to religious behaviour and started to be different from their polytheist society of origin; the same term was also used to categorize those who partially populated the new conquered territories in the following decades: Syria, Egypt, Mesopotamia, the Iranian plateau, etc., and who decided to take root and become in-urbanized. The contemporary juridical, political, and religious perception, before and after 2011, started to consider a different “emigration„ perspective, which, not so differently from the original <i>hijra</i> conceptualization, is rooted in abandoning a land of warlike and sectarian violence to reach a geography where individual religious affiliation can be safeguarded. |
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spelling | doaj.art-addb134d49de496ea282b67457649dcf2022-12-21T19:38:35ZengMDPI AGReligions2077-14442019-04-0110427710.3390/rel10040277rel10040277“<i>Fasad</i>, <i>Hijra</i> and Warlike Diaspora” from the Geographic Boundaries of Early Islam to a New <i>Dar al-Hikma</i>: EuropeMarco Demichelis0Institute for Culture and Society, University of Navarra, Campus of the University of Navarra, 31009 Pamplona, SpainThis paper aims to emphasize the influence that “Classic„ Islamic Thought had on the contemporary European-Islamic one regarding the conceptualization and action of emigration (<i>hijra</i>-<i>hajara</i>) through the geographical and juridical redefinition of the Old Continent as a new “house„ (<i>dar/bayt</i>) in hosting a Muslim population. The analysis should also be considered in relation to the sectarian and violent phase which followed the peaceful one of the so-called “Arab Spring„ and the current deflagration of part of the Middle East. During the proto-Islamic historical phase, the term <i>muhajirun</i> was adopted to define those who made the <i>hijra</i>, referring to the prophet Muhammad’s followers in 622. They aimed to live according to religious behaviour and started to be different from their polytheist society of origin; the same term was also used to categorize those who partially populated the new conquered territories in the following decades: Syria, Egypt, Mesopotamia, the Iranian plateau, etc., and who decided to take root and become in-urbanized. The contemporary juridical, political, and religious perception, before and after 2011, started to consider a different “emigration„ perspective, which, not so differently from the original <i>hijra</i> conceptualization, is rooted in abandoning a land of warlike and sectarian violence to reach a geography where individual religious affiliation can be safeguarded.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/10/4/277<i>Hijra</i><i>Fasad</i><i>Jihad</i>Europe<i>Dar al-Islam</i><i>Dar al-Suhl</i><i>Dar al-Kufr</i><i>Dar al-Hikma</i> |
spellingShingle | Marco Demichelis “<i>Fasad</i>, <i>Hijra</i> and Warlike Diaspora” from the Geographic Boundaries of Early Islam to a New <i>Dar al-Hikma</i>: Europe Religions <i>Hijra</i> <i>Fasad</i> <i>Jihad</i> Europe <i>Dar al-Islam</i> <i>Dar al-Suhl</i> <i>Dar al-Kufr</i> <i>Dar al-Hikma</i> |
title | “<i>Fasad</i>, <i>Hijra</i> and Warlike Diaspora” from the Geographic Boundaries of Early Islam to a New <i>Dar al-Hikma</i>: Europe |
title_full | “<i>Fasad</i>, <i>Hijra</i> and Warlike Diaspora” from the Geographic Boundaries of Early Islam to a New <i>Dar al-Hikma</i>: Europe |
title_fullStr | “<i>Fasad</i>, <i>Hijra</i> and Warlike Diaspora” from the Geographic Boundaries of Early Islam to a New <i>Dar al-Hikma</i>: Europe |
title_full_unstemmed | “<i>Fasad</i>, <i>Hijra</i> and Warlike Diaspora” from the Geographic Boundaries of Early Islam to a New <i>Dar al-Hikma</i>: Europe |
title_short | “<i>Fasad</i>, <i>Hijra</i> and Warlike Diaspora” from the Geographic Boundaries of Early Islam to a New <i>Dar al-Hikma</i>: Europe |
title_sort | i fasad i i hijra i and warlike diaspora from the geographic boundaries of early islam to a new i dar al hikma i europe |
topic | <i>Hijra</i> <i>Fasad</i> <i>Jihad</i> Europe <i>Dar al-Islam</i> <i>Dar al-Suhl</i> <i>Dar al-Kufr</i> <i>Dar al-Hikma</i> |
url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/10/4/277 |
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