By Grace Mubashir Historically, Jahiliyya has referred to the period of ignorance preceding the rise of Islam. Modern Islamist thinkers, however, have managed to reinvent its meaning…
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By Grace Mubashir While Islamists are of the opinion that secularism is in conflict with Islam and that Muslims should establish an Islamic state based…
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By Grace Mubashir The idea that Muslims must reject secularism and establish an Islamic state is not a universally accepted Islamic position. Many scholars argue…
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By Grace Mubashir Islamist rejection of democracy is based on a rigid interpretation of divine sovereignty (Hakimiyya), where thinkers like Sayyid Qutb, Abul Ala Maududi,…
View More Refuting the Islamist Rejection of Democracy: Reconciling Islamic Governance with Justice, Consultation, and Public Welfare – Part 2