Islam and Modern Politics

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Islam is the religion of Muslims. The word “Islam” is from an Arabic origin. Its textual meaning is submission. Islam is identified as the religion of peace. Within the meaning of the word Islam, the connotation ‘to surrender’ is an entire and sincere yielding to God. The sincere surrendering or submission aims to achieve peace and serenity in the Muslim life. Islam is an omnipotence belief (an all powerful God). Like Islam, every religion basically is the concept of God and Power each in a slightly different way. Moreover, it is considered as a divinity and human existences is stamped by practices in our world.

Many scholars highlight that the religion itself is a category of human actions with specific identity. This identity relates the respective group and its soul aim to the world. On the whole, such goal oriented human actions ultimately has an effect on global affairs. Therefore, in the modern world and time, theology is closely connected with global issues of politics, affecting the economic and social status of the ethnic and non-ethnic groups. The social changes of certain countries provide a controversial debate because the regional political transformation anywhere and anytime, increases the chances of revolutionary activities. For example, millions of Iranian Muslims stimulated the Islamic revolution that caused the down fall of the realm and conducted a new age in Iran (Bayat, 2010, pp.5).

The political aspect of Islam is based on Muslim Doctrine, The Holy Book of Muslims that was revealed on last Prophet as Bible was revealed on Jesus (Qur’an). Furthermore, the actions, living habits and sayings of the Prophet are also applicable on Islamic politics (Sunna). The base concept of Islamic politics compris...

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Peter Mandaville, “Global Politics: How do religious beliefs affect politics?”, Second Edition , Edited by Jenny Edkins & Maja Zehfuss, Routledge,2008. Chapter 5 ,pp. 102-103.Data Retrieved from http://cw.routledge.com/textbooks/9780415431316/Sample%20Chapter%205.pdf

Roel Meijer, “Towards a Political Islam”, The Hague, Netherlands Institute of International Relations ‘Clingendael’, chapter II Towards an acceptance of Politics and Pluralism, 2009, pp.25,Data retrieved from http://www.peacepalacelibrary.nl/ebooks/files/Clingendaelcdsp_PoliticalIslam.pdf

Roger Owen, “State, Power and Politics in the Making of the Modern Middle East”,second Edition, Part III, The Impact of the 11September Attacks, Taylor & Francis or Routledge, 2004, pp.219-20.Data retrieved from,http://www.ius.edu.ba/hkorkut/ME%20in%20WP/State%20Power%20and%20Politics.pdf

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