Locating ḥākimiyya in global history: the concept of sovereignty in premodern Islam and its reception after Mawdūdī and Quṭb
The concept of ḥākimiyya (sovereignty), as understood by its leading proponents, refers to the notion that it is God, rather than humans, Who possesses the prerogative to make laws. A concomitant of this is that Muslims with political power and authority must recognise the supremacy of Islamic law....
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Cambridge University Press
2021
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