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  • Essay / Are political Islam and democracy compatible? - 2175

    “Are political Islam and democracy compatible? This question has long concerned Muslims and non-Muslims living in the East and the West. Contemporary Islamic political thought has been deeply influenced by attempts to reconcile Islam and democracy. Muslim thinkers engaged in political debates cannot ignore the importance of the democratic system, as it is the dominant theme of modern Western political thought. It is therefore necessary for any alternative political system, whether religious or secular, to explore its position in relation to democratic government. In fact, a wealth of literature and media publications have developed over the past century on this heated discourse between democracy and Islam. While many argue that Islam has all the ingredients of a modern state and democratic society, many others reject the phenomena of "modernism" and "democracy" as a whole due to their "foreign nature » – foreign to “Islamic values”. For Islamists and modernists, the motivation to embrace or reject democracy is often to dispel suspicion about the nature and goals of Islamic movements and Islamic revival or resurgence. But before diving into this discourse, we must understand the definition and origins of “democracy”. Although originally a purely Western ideology, there is no consensus on the definition of "democracy" as a political system. The Oxford English Dictionary describes democracy as: “A system of government by the whole population or by all eligible members of a state, usually through elected representatives” (“democracy, n.”) . In my article, I will examine whether democracy and Sunni political Islam are compatible or not through the eyes of three solar revolutionaries...... middle of paper ...... both establish the uniqueness of God and reflect the interests of people. Most of them are fundamental democratic values. There is no prohibition for humanity, thinkers and their leaders to think about forms and other means, perhaps about a new path that would lead to a better and ideal Islamic society, up to the standards of the modern era. However, to simplify things and make them concrete in human reality, we see that we must remove certain things from the paths of democracy to seek justice, consultation, respect for human rights and oppose the tyranny of arrogant leaders before this date. Earth. All things considered, it can be said that although the term “democracy” alludes to different interpretations, it is not that foreign to Islam; Islam does not reject democracy as a political structure and as a concept of freedom (except its concept of the sovereignty of a single God)..