Removal of Despotic Political Regime: The Abū Dharr’s Legacy and Its Legitimacy

This article is a humble attempt at highlighting the controversiesregarding the legitimacy of popular resistance or revolutionary movement tobring down Muslim political regime that claimed to be despotic, unjust andeven un-Islamic. Having the fact on the existence of another view by majorityscholars...

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Authors: Jani, Mohd Shah (Author) ; Yasin, Raudlotul Firdaus binti Fatah (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2020
In: Intellectual discourse
Year: 2020, Volume: 28, Issue: 1, Pages: 195-213
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Summary:This article is a humble attempt at highlighting the controversiesregarding the legitimacy of popular resistance or revolutionary movement tobring down Muslim political regime that claimed to be despotic, unjust andeven un-Islamic. Having the fact on the existence of another view by majorityscholars that more inclined towards pacifist ideology which stressed onpolitical stability as a prerequisite to prosperity, the article emphasizes moreon the revolutionary school, while the second shall be highlighted when it isnecessary for comparison. Employing qualitative method of study, the articleseeks to examine the arguments provided by both movements. This will bedone by analyzing their textual and rational grounds of evidences used bythe two schools to legitimize their political stance. Associating with what ishappening in Muslims nation nowadays, current study compelled to review theradical revolutionary movement from the perspective of moderate Islam schoolof thought.
ISSN:2289-5639
Contains:Enthalten in: Intellectual discourse