Civil Disobedience in Islam
Subtitle: A Contemporary Debate
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: Apr 13, 2017
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9789811032707
Description: This book addresses contemporary debates on civil disobedience in Islam within the rich Sunni tradition, especially during the height of the non‐violent people revolution in various Arab countries, popularly known as the Arab Spring. It illustrates the Islamic theological and jurisprudential arguments presented by those who either permit or prohibit acts of civil disobedience for the purpose of changing government, political systems or policy. The book analyses the nature of the debate and considers how a theological position on civil disobedience should be formulated in contemporary time, and makes the case for alternatives to violent political action such as jihadism, terrorism and armed rebellion.
Notes: Source title: Civil Disobedience in Islam: A Contemporary Debate