Political thought of Al-Ghazali on Imamah

Debate between theocracy and democracy

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ID21493359
AuthorsSahri Sahri (0000-0002-2204-8473, Institut Agama Islam Negeri Bengkulu, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume77
Issue3
Publication date2021-04-29
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0259-9422 • E-ISSN: 2072-8050
PublisherAOSIS (PUBLISHER • ZA)
DOI10.4102/hts.v77i3.6338
OpenAlexW3162031793
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited3

Al-Ghazali is a Muslim scientist who masters almost all relevant Islamic scholarly disciplines. His analysis is so trenchant for every phenomenon that appears in society. The results of his thought are mostly applicable in several situations to Muslims. This study aims to uncover Al-Ghazali’s views about the concept of Islamic leadership. This study supports by looking at comments from figures about various forms of Al-Ghazali’s political thought. This study finds that Al-Ghazali’s political thought is theodemocracy, where the people must support the leadership under religion’s demands (Islam). Thus, Al-Ghazali did not replace one of the sects: Shi’a or Sunni, related to Islamic leadership, but he took to combine the two of them. Contribution: Al-Ghazali is a scholar who is a reference for Muslims until today, especially Sunnis. Muslims can consider Al-Ghazali’s thoughts on the concept of theo-democratic leadership. It is usable for Muslims who live in countries that adhere to democracy or Islamic countries who want to build a democratic system

Democracy · Epistemology · Islam · Phenomenon · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Theocracy · Theology · Education and Islamic Studies · Islamic Studies and Radicalism · Law · Philosophy · Qur’anic Interpretation Studies · Religious studies

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