Islam and Politics

David F Forte

Islam and Politics

David F Forte

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Abstract

We can thus see that Islamic tradition has recognized the venerability of the Shari'a but that the same tradition has historically given the state means to workaround the limits of the Shari'a. How far it should go has always been debated in Islam. The debate and the alternative theories all stem from the fact that the Shari'a never developed a constitutional basis for itself due to its history and the notion of law as simply the refinement of divine command. The competing views of the Shari'a's proper place have jousted with one another for a thousand years. They will continue to do so.

Original language	American English
Journal	Teaching Political Science
State	Published - Jan 1 1984

Keywords

Sharia
Islamic law
Islamic history

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Religion Law

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Islam and Politics

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