Reforming political Islam: a critical reading of Aḥmad al-Raysūnī’s perspectives

Mohamed Fouz, Mohamed Zacky and Moniruzzaman, Md. (2021) Reforming political Islam: a critical reading of Aḥmad al-Raysūnī’s perspectives. IIUM Journal of Religion and Civilisational Studies, 4 (1). pp. 82-102. E-ISSN 2637-112X

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Abstract

This paper critically analyses how Aḥmad al-Raysūnī employs the maqāṣid approach in reforming the concept of ‘Islamic State’ of Political Islam. Al-Raysūnī argues that the concept of Islamic State has many conceptual lapses which threaten the foundations of the Islamic world view. He further suggests that those conceptual issues can be overcome by developing a new understanding on the state and its role based on the maqāṣid approach. However, this paper notes that the perspectives of al-Raysūnī did not produce a holistic critique on the foundations of the theory of Islamic state as such. It is because the maqāṣid approach and its constituent elements such as maṣlaḥa and mafsada, wasīla and maʾālāt, which al-Raysūnī uses as his analytical framework, do not cover the analytical depth required to study modern political concepts such as state, law, and sovereignty that are rooted in highly philosophical arguments. Hence, this paper highlights the need for developing a new analytical model that can help to build critical Islamic perspectives while taking foundational, conceptual and philosophical considerations of modern socio-political concepts into account.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	5147/90370
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Islamic political thought, maqāṣid al-sharīʿa, Aḥmad al-Raysūnī, Islamic state
Subjects:	J Political Science > JC Political theory J Political Science > JC Political theory > JC49 Islam and Politics
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences > Department of Political Science
Depositing User:	Dr. Moniruzzaman Md.
Date Deposited:	22 Jun 2021 10:15
Last Modified:	22 Jun 2021 10:15
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/90370

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