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A Philosophical Inquiry into the Modern State: Questions on Islamic Governance in the Modern World

Rizvi, Hamzah
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1691009312601027

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2023, Master of Arts, University of Toledo, Philosophy.
This paper examines the interaction between politics, Islamic law, and state governance by challenging Wael Hallaq’s thesis on the inherent incompatibility between the modern state and Islamic law. I support my analysis by employing theoretical critiques and various case studies, and by drawing on the relationship between Islamic law and state governance in colonial and postcolonial Sudan. I also demonstrate the role of aesthetic expression in developing Islamic political sensibilities, the formation of moral Muslim subjects through rituals and practices, and the significance of vernacular politics. Furthermore, my paper highlights the limitations of studying the Islamic state by focusing exclusively on the writings of Islamist intellectuals and on Western political categories. This thesis demonstrates the potential for more diverse and creative modes of Islamic governance within the framework of the modern state, despite the contradictions that come with such an endeavor.
Ovamir Anjum (Committee Chair)
Benjamin Grazzini (Committee Member)
Jeanine Diller (Committee Member)
45 p.
Middle Eastern Studies; Philosophy; Political Science; Religion
Islamism, Islamist, Sudan, modern state, nation-state, Hallaq, umma, Islamic governance, postcolonial, sharīʿa, Islamic state, society, ummatic, Weber

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  • Rizvi, H. (2023). A Philosophical Inquiry into the Modern State: Questions on Islamic Governance in the Modern World [Master's thesis, University of Toledo]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1691009312601027

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Rizvi, Hamzah. A Philosophical Inquiry into the Modern State: Questions on Islamic Governance in the Modern World. 2023. University of Toledo, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1691009312601027.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Rizvi, Hamzah. "A Philosophical Inquiry into the Modern State: Questions on Islamic Governance in the Modern World." Master's thesis, University of Toledo, 2023. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1691009312601027

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