Hassan, Muhammad Haniff
Civil disobedience in Islam : a contemporary debate Muhammad Haniff Hassan - Singapore : Springer Verlag, 2017. - xix, 220 p. ; 22 cm.
Introduction to Research on Contemporary Theological Debate of Civil Disobedience in Islam.- Theological Arguments Against Civil Disobedience in Islam.- Theological Arguments For Civil Disobedience in Islam.- Debating Various Forms of Civil Disobedience in Islam.- Other Issues Related to Civil Disobedience in Islam.- Analysing the Debate & the Conclusion.
This book addresses contemporary debates on civil disobedience in Islam within the rich Sunni tradition, especially during the height of the non‐violent people revolution in various Arab countries, popularly known as the Arab Spring. It illustrates the Islamic theological and jurisprudential arguments presented by those who either permit or prohibit acts of civil disobedience for the purpose of changing government, political systems or policy. The book analyses the nature of the debate and considers how a theological position on civil disobedience should be formulated in contemporary time, and makes the case for alternatives to violent political action such as jihadism, terrorism and armed rebellion.
9789811032714 9789811032707 981103270X
Civil disobedience--Religious aspects--Islam
Islam and politics
Islam and civil society
Democracy--Religious aspects--Islam
Civil disobedience
297.272 MU CI
Civil disobedience in Islam : a contemporary debate Muhammad Haniff Hassan - Singapore : Springer Verlag, 2017. - xix, 220 p. ; 22 cm.
Introduction to Research on Contemporary Theological Debate of Civil Disobedience in Islam.- Theological Arguments Against Civil Disobedience in Islam.- Theological Arguments For Civil Disobedience in Islam.- Debating Various Forms of Civil Disobedience in Islam.- Other Issues Related to Civil Disobedience in Islam.- Analysing the Debate & the Conclusion.
This book addresses contemporary debates on civil disobedience in Islam within the rich Sunni tradition, especially during the height of the non‐violent people revolution in various Arab countries, popularly known as the Arab Spring. It illustrates the Islamic theological and jurisprudential arguments presented by those who either permit or prohibit acts of civil disobedience for the purpose of changing government, political systems or policy. The book analyses the nature of the debate and considers how a theological position on civil disobedience should be formulated in contemporary time, and makes the case for alternatives to violent political action such as jihadism, terrorism and armed rebellion.
9789811032714 9789811032707 981103270X
Civil disobedience--Religious aspects--Islam
Islam and politics
Islam and civil society
Democracy--Religious aspects--Islam
Civil disobedience
297.272 MU CI