Islam, Democracy, and Good Governance:: Vivid Models from Islamic History
Recently, the terms good governance and democracy have been increasingly used byWestern academicians in different disciplines and fields of research. Poor and bad govern- ance were viewed as the root cause of all problems and evils in Muslim-majority countries like Libya, Yemen, Syria, etc. lnternat...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter, Versita
2017
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The Journal of Rotterdam Islamic and Social Sciences
Year: 2017, Volume: 8, Issue: 1, Pages: 29-44 |
| Further subjects: | B
Justice
B lslam B Democracy B Expository Research B Good Governance |
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| Summary: | Recently, the terms good governance and democracy have been increasingly used byWestern academicians in different disciplines and fields of research. Poor and bad govern- ance were viewed as the root cause of all problems and evils in Muslim-majority countries like Libya, Yemen, Syria, etc. lnternational capital organizations, financial institutions like the World Bank, along with a number of NGOs and think tanks, urge these countries to un- dertake serious reforms of good governance to benefit from financial aids and loans. But a situation of anarchy and economic instability is still prevalent throughout. The present arti- cle aims to provide exemplary models of good governance and democracy from lslamic his- tory. The primary focus is placed on some experiences of the Prophet of lslam {Peace and Blessings of God upon him!) and the Right-Guided Caliphs, who were preoccupied and ob- sessed with building solid institutions that could meet the demands of the newborn lslamic society. By deploying an expository research methodology, the researcher emphasizes that there is no mismatch between the basic premises of good governance and democracy in- asmuch as the two are quite mandatory for a functional and productive society - be it Muslim, Christian, or other. |
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| ISSN: | 2199-6172 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Journal of Rotterdam Islamic and Social Sciences
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