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  title info:
    title: Political obligation in the thought of Al-Ghazali
  name:
    name part: Russli bin Kamarudin
    role:
      role term: creator
  name:
    name part: International Islamic University Malaysia
    name part: International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization
  genre: Theses, IIUM local
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: my
    place:
      place term: Kuala Lumpur
    publisher: International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilisation, Internatiional Islamic University Malaysia
    date issued: 2014
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    extent: ix, 237 leaves. ; 30 cm.
  abstract: Political obligation is one of the main subjects discussed and written by many political philosophers right from the ancient Greeks up to the modern age. Even though these scholars have discussed the same subject, their approaches and the theories employed are different. Some of these scholars were moved by their experiences, some by the civilization in which they lived, some by their observation and some others by their religion or faith. This study discusses the political obligation propounded by al-Ghazali (1058-1111), a Muslim scholar who lived in the medieval period under the 'Abbasid Caliphate. In facing the political turmoil of his time and being a famous scholar who taught various disciplines such as jurisprudence, theology, philosophy and Sufism, his ideas on politics are greatly sought. This is because these ideas are the prescriptions for the solution of the political problems during his time. There are three questions which are answered in this study. Firstly, what is the source of al-Ghazali's political obligation? Second, what is the theory of al-Ghazālī's political obligation? Lastly, does al-Ghazali support the tyrants and ignorant rulers? To achieve these objectives, the methodology used is content analysis, in other words, an in depth study on his works; Fada'ih al-Baitiniyah wa-fada'il al-Mustazhiriyah (al-Mustazhiri) (487/1094), al-Iqtisad fi'l-i'tiqad (al-Iqtisad) (488/1095), Ihya 'Ulum al-Din (Ihya) (489-90/1096-97), Nasihat al-Muluk (499 or 502/1106 or 1109) and Kimiya' al-sa adat (499/1106). The scope of this study is on al-Ghazali; the political condition during his time and the books he had written that contained his political thoughts. The findings of this study are as follows: firstly, al-Ghazali used the juridical theory of khilafah, where he insisted the urgent need for the caliph in the community; second, the ground or base of his political obligation is the sharī'ah, the Islamic law that regulates the life of the people, individually …
  note: by Russli bin Kamarudin
  note: Thesis (Ph.D)--International Islamic University Malaysia, 2014.
  note: Includes bibliographical references (leaves 223-237).
  subject:
    geographic code: a-my---
  subject:
    name:
      name part: Ghazzali
      name part: 1058-1111
  subject:
    topic: Political obligation
  classification: JC329.5
  identifier: http://studentrepo.iium.edu.my/handle/123456789/2342
  record info:
    record content source: UIAM
    record creation date: 140912
    language of cataloging:
      language term: eng