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Apr 27, 2022 · From the time of Prophet Muḥammad's death in 632 CE (11 HA) until the present, the correlation between divine and mundane authority has dominated theological, political and cultural contention in the Muslim world.
Aug 6, 2006 · One of fundamental features of the Islamic religious system is that there is no equivalent of "church"—no religious institution with doctrinal or legal authority, no ordained priesthood, no sacred/profane dichotomy, no doctrinally sanctioned "official truth."
- Inviting others to Islam
- Dr. Hatem al-Haj
- 1670
- Religious hierarchy in Islam
As there are no institutions of priesthood or religious leadership, religious authority in Islam is based on an individual’s choice to follow specific religious teachers that they find knowledgeable and worthy of respect.
- Asif Mohiuddin
- I. Islam and Governance
- Larger Role For Religious Leaders?
- Opinion Not Driven by Religious Commitment, Corruption Concerns
- Can Democracy Work? Most Say Yes
- Democratic Aspirations
- Religious Freedom Also Supported
- A Mosque – State Divide
- Reality Falls Short of Ideals
- Democracy Favored Over Strong Leader
- II: Social Attitudes: Tensions Over Women’s Roles
Majorities of Muslims in nine nations favor a large role for Islam in the political life of their countries. This view is common both in countries where Muslims are the overwhelming majority of the population (Pakistan, Jordan, Indonesia, Bangladesh and Mali) as well as where Muslims make up a minority (Uganda, Ivory Coast and Nigeria). In four oth...
The widespread Muslim support for religion playing a prominent role in political life is also seen in the large number of Muslim respondents who believe religious leaders should be more active in politics directly. Fully nine-in-ten Muslims in Nigeria (91%) and solid majorities in seven other countries endorse religious leaders playing a larger rol...
Muslim attitudes on the proper role of religion in politics and public life are, for the most part, unrelated to people‘s own religious commitment. Muslims who pray regularly, fast on Ramadan, and say religion plays an important role in their lives are no more or less likely to support a greater role for Islam in politics than those who are less re...
Support for a religious role in political life among Muslim publics does not necessarily carry the same implications that it might in a nation like the United States, where the separation of church and state has been codified and reinforced over the years. Most importantly, while many Muslims around the world would like to see more religion in poli...
Majorities in most predominantly Muslim countries place a high priority on having the freedom to criticize the government. Support for this right is particularly prevalent among Muslims in Turkey (83% very important), Mali (80%), Bangladesh (79%), as well as in Nigeria (72%), Senegal (71%) and Lebanon (66%). Similarly, majorities in most predominan...
Religious freedom also is highly valued by Muslim publics. Muslims in Senegal are nearly unanimous in their support for religious freedom (97%), and more than eight-in-ten in Lebanon (85%), Turkey (84%) and other nations agree. In religiously diverse nations, such as Lebanon and Nigeria, Muslims are as supportive as non-Muslims of the right to prac...
Despite the broad support for a greater political role for Islam, Muslim publics are generally no less supportive of keeping religion separate from government policy than are people in other countries. In countries with more secular traditions, such as Turkey, Senegal and Mali, roughly seven-in-ten completely agree that religion is a matter of pers...
Despite the widespread support for democratic ideals in most predominantly Muslim countries, the survey finds considerable discontent with political rights and civil liberties as they now exist. Majorities of Muslims in Lebanon, Turkey and Jordan say that they do not have honest elections and lack the freedom to openly criticize the government. The...
Muslim publics clearly favor democratic government over a strong autocratic leader. In general, there is greater support for a democratic government in the Muslim countries surveyed than there is in much of Eastern Europe. The clear exceptions are Jordan and Uzbekistan, two countries with very strong leaders, and Nigeria. In that regard, the prefer...
Muslims surveyed in the Global Attitudes Projecthave complex attitudes toward the role of Islam in daily life. These tensions are apparent in attitudes about the role of women in society. Most Muslims express at least some support for a woman‘s right to work outside the home. But majorities in only six of 14 nations in which the question was asked ...
Jul 28, 2022 · The results show that connections to political issues or politically active religious movements decrease the perceived religious authority of Muslim clerics, including among respondents who approve of the clerics' political views.
Oct 31, 2023 · Leaders do not complete the task to avoid the judgement of others or meet social acceptance, such as whether the leader cooperated or complied with the prevalent social norms and rules (Murphy and Kiffin-Petersen, 2017). Accordingly, the following hypothesis is posited.
Aug 15, 2022 · To analyze the period between 1926 and 1951, I will turn to journals published by two leading Islamic movements, the Young Men’s Muslim Association and the Muslim Brotherhood, and chart early efforts to articulate a social vision through a call to legal obedience.
