Translating concept of al-hakimiyya (sovereignty) into practice: a study on the implementation of Islamic law during the first Muslim conquest of Islamic Jerusalem (Bayt Al-Maqdis)

• Main Authors: Yatiban, Aminurraasyid, Ahmad Zakuan, Ummu Atiyah, Arbak, Salwani
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: American Scientific Publishers 2016
• Subjects: BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc; D History (General); K Law (General)
• Online Access: http://repo.uum.edu.my/22852/1/Al-Hakimiyya-ASL.pdf; http://repo.uum.edu.my/22852/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1166/asl.2016.7576

An investigation on the Muslim concept of al-Hakimiyya (sovereignty) highlights judicial aspect as among the important one. Therefore, this research attempts to examine approaches taken by Muslim rulers in translating concept of al-Hakimiyya by choosing one of the most conflicting region, namely I...