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

• Main Authors: Mohamed Fouz, Mohamed Zacky, Moniruzzaman, Md.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: IIUM Press 2021
• Subjects: JC Political theory; JC49 Islam and Politics
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/90370/7/90370_Reforming%20political%20Islam%20a%20critical%20reading%20of%20A%E1%B8%A5mad%20al-Rays%C5%ABn%C4%AB%E2%80%99s%20perspectives.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/90370/; https://journals.iium.edu.my/irkh/index.php/ijrcs/article/view/185/78

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 sugges...