Islamic Law and Human Rights: The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt MoatazEl-Fegiery (Ed.) Newcastle, UK: Cambridge Scholars, 340 pp. $90.95. ISBN: 978-1443894791

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 151-153
Author(s):  
Sania Ismailee
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Islamic Law ◽  
Muslim Brotherhood ◽  
The Muslim Brotherhood

scholarly journals Moataz El Fegiery - Islamic Law and Human Rights: The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt

ICR Journal ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 125-127
Author(s):  
Gowhar Quadir Wani
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Islamic Law ◽  
Muslim Brotherhood ◽  
Modern Period ◽  
Present Book ◽  
The Muslim Brotherhood ◽  
Islamist Movements

The Muslim Brotherhood of Egypt is one of those Islamist movements in the modern period that commands huge influence both locally and globally. Like other movements, it has crafted a huge corpus of literature articulating its understanding of the religion to which it adheres-Islam-as well as the presentation of its mission. The present book under review is an investigation of the Muslim Brotherhoods understanding as well as exploitation of the language of human rights in the context of Islamic law.

Post-Islamist Transformations in Morocco

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 125-145
Author(s):  
Jibreel Delgado
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Political Parties ◽  
North Africa ◽  
Political Activism ◽  
Muslim Brotherhood ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Global Context ◽  
Rights Discourse ◽  
The Muslim Brotherhood ◽  
Human Rights Discourse

This article explores the continuities and ruptures of modern Islamic social movements starting with the reformist salafiyya of Egypt, North Africa, and the Levant, moving through the Islamic political activism of the Muslim Brotherhood along with its various affiliated political parties in the Middle East and North Africa (mena), and finally the radical Jihadist militant groups calling for armed insurgency in parts of the mena as well as globally. After an extensive overview of the varied movements within Salafism in its global context, I will hone in on its articulation in Morocco, its relations with other Islamist movements, as well as with the Moroccan monarchical authoritarian system. I argue that in the wake of post-Islamist adopting of human rights discourse and notions of pluralism in the workings of the Justice and Development Party (pjd) government, the Salafi trend is also undertaking a transformation in Morocco. Placed in its historical and social contexts, however, I show that this trend has never been static and continues to change in relation to competing and collaborating Islamist trends as well as toward the Moroccan government.

scholarly journals The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt: Ideology vs. Pragmatism

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
David Schwartz ◽  
Daniel Galily
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Islamic Law ◽  
Arab World ◽  
Muslim Brotherhood ◽  
Theoretical Background ◽  
Islamic Movements ◽  
Western Model ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Muslim Brotherhood ◽  
The Masses

This study aims to present the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, its ideology and pragmatism. With progress and modernization, the Islamic movements in the Middle East realized that they could not deny progress, so they decided to join the mainstream and take advantage of technological progress in their favor. The movement maintains at least one website in which it publishes its way, and guides the audience. Although these movements seem to maintain a rigid ideology, they adapt themselves to reality with the help of many tools, because they have realized that reality is stronger than they are. The main points in the article are: The status of religion in the country; What is the Muslim Brotherhood? According to which ideology is the movement taking place? - Movement background and ideology; Theoretical background – The theory of Pragmatism; How is pragmatism manifested in the activity of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt? In conclusions: The rise of the Islamist movements as a leading social and political force in the Middle East is the result of the bankruptcy of nationalism, secularism and the left in the Arab world, which created an ideological vacuum, which is filled to a large extent by the fundamentalists, ensuring that Islam is the solution. It is not only about the extent of the return to religion, but about the transformation of religion into a major political factor both by the regimes and by the opposition. These are political movements that deal first and foremost with the social and political mobilization of the masses, and they exert pressure to apply the Islamic law as the law of the state instead of the legal systems taken from the Western model.

Islamic awakening and its role in Islamic solidarity in Egypt

2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 109
Author(s):  
Saodah Binti Abd.Rahman ◽  
Abu Sadat Nurullah
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Islamic Law ◽  
Evolutionary Process ◽  
Muslim Brotherhood ◽  
Islamic Banking ◽  
Islamic State ◽  
Economic Prosperity ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
Muslim Countries ◽  
The Muslim Brotherhood

Islamic revivalism led to the development of Islamic awakening throughout the Muslim world by uniting the Muslim society. In the process of liberating the Muslim countries from the colonists, all Muslims felt the necessity of unity, including the traditionalists and secularists. Historically, Islamic awakening brought about the spirit of establishing principles of Islam in all affairs of the country, including the establishment of Islamic state and implementation of Islamic laws. In the case of Egypt, the Islamic awakening resulted in the emergence of three distinct Muslim groups, namely – moderate Muslims, secularists, and radicals. This paper concentrates on the moderate Muslims, because in our view they are able to successfully incorporate Islamic principles at the grassroot level. The Islamic organization which is established by the moderate Muslims are actively involved in social services and charity activities, such as al-IkhwÉn al-MuslimËn (the Muslim Brotherhood). This movement is also very successful in establishing economic prosperity, such as the investment company called al-RayyÉn.             The Islamic awakening in Malaysia brought about the consciousness of adopting and practicing the Islamic way of life. The process of implementing the principles of Islam was based on a gradual evolutionary process, rather than drastic method. Therefore, the implementation of Islamic law is carried out smoothly, and it is accepted by the Muslims and non-Muslims alike. For that reason, various institutions have been established, such as, Islamic universities, Islamic banking and insurance, and other Islamic organizations and institutions.

scholarly journals Ekstrimisme dalam Tafsir

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 130-144
Author(s):  
Asyhari
Keyword(s):  
Research Method ◽  
Islamic Law ◽  
Muslim Brotherhood ◽  
The Other ◽  
Radical Group ◽  
Library Research ◽  
The People ◽  
Textual Basis ◽  
The Muslim Brotherhood ◽  
Better Than

The main cause of radicalism is the distorted understanding of the Qur'an and hadith. One of the Qur'anic verses used to legitimize the precept of the extreme radical group is Q. S al-Maidah: 44. Explicitly this verse seems to justify the radical group's claim that in this world all people have infidels because no one applies the Islamic law perfectly. Sayeed Qutb (d. 1966) is referred to as one of the people of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt interpreting the verse on a textual basis. Using the library research method, researchers answered two basic problems; (1) How Sayeed Qutb interprets Q. S al Maidah: 44, (2) How do the scholars interpret Q. S al Maidah: 44?. To answer the researcher to comb the interpretation of Sayeed Qutb in the book of Zilal al-Qur'an, then compare it with the interpretation of the other scholars in the books of interpretation. This research resulted in the conclusion that Sayeed Qutb's interpretation of Q. S al-Maidah: 44 is deviant from the interpretation of all Islamic scholars. The interpretation of Sayeed Qutb precisely corresponds to the interpretation of the Khawarij group at the time of the Caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib. The scholars interpret the passage with three interpretations. First, the meaning of kufr in the verse is a major sin, secondly, that a person is considered infidels when not applying Islamic law because of legal reasons other than Islam is better than Islamic law, third, the passage is revealed to the Jews, that the Jews who did not apply Islamic law were unbelievers.

scholarly journals Shari’a in the Modern Era

2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 126-130
Author(s):  
Imranali Panjwani
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
New York ◽  
Islamic Law ◽  
Religious Tradition ◽  
Muslim Brotherhood ◽  
Legal Issues ◽  
The Muslim Brotherhood ◽  
Muslim Minorities ◽  
Modern Era

Iyad Zahalka’s commendable Shari’a in the Modern Era: Muslim MinoritiesJurisprudence gives researchers and legal practitioners an overview of theemerging fiqh al-aqalliyyāt (the jurisprudence of minorities) discipline. Infact, at the time of its publication several other books were published on thissubject, among them Uriya Shavit’s Shari’a and Muslim Minorities: TheWasati and Salafi Approaches to Fiqh al-Aqalliyyāt al-Muslima (Oxford: OxfordUniversity Press, 2015) and Said Fares Hassan’s Fiqh al-Aqalliyyāt: History,Development, and Progress (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016).114 The American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences 34:1Zahalka credits Shavit with giving him useful comments while preparingShari’ah in the Modern Era.It is no coincidence that all of these books are from a Sunni perspectivewith particular focus on the works of two well-known scholars in the Sunnilegal world: Yusuf al-Qaradawi and Taha Jabir al-Alwani (d. 2016). Zahalka’sbook, therefore, captures the gradual creation of another – or perhaps a new– branch of fiqh that focuses on the socio-legal issues faced by Muslims ruledby non-Muslim sovereigns or systems that conflict with Islamic law. His objectiveis to examine the “fiqh al-aqalliyyāt of the wasaṭi faction, a school ofthought dominated by the Muslim Brotherhood that positions itself in the middleground between conservative resistance to changing religious laws andthe disintegration of the commitment to religious tradition” (p. 4). The author ...

scholarly journals Ekstrimisme dalam Tafsir

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 80-95
Author(s):  
Asyhari
Keyword(s):  
Research Method ◽  
Islamic Law ◽  
Muslim Brotherhood ◽  
The Other ◽  
Radical Group ◽  
Library Research ◽  
The People ◽  
Textual Basis ◽  
The Muslim Brotherhood ◽  
Better Than

The main cause of radicalism is the distorted understanding of the Qur'an and hadith. One of the Qur'anic verses used to legitimize the precept of the extreme radical group is Q. S al-Maidah: 44. Explicitly this verse seems to justify the radical group's claim that in this world all people have infidels because no one applies the Islamic law perfectly. Sayeed Qutb (d. 1966) is referred to as one of the people of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt interpreting the verse on a textual basis. Using the library research method, researchers answered two basic problems; (1) How Sayeed Qutb interprets Q. S al Maidah: 44?, (2) How do the scholars interpret Q. S al Maidah: 44?. To answer the researcher to comb the interpretation of Sayeed Qutb in the book of Zilal al-Qur'an, then compare it with the interpretation of the other scholars in the books of interpretation. This research resulted in the conclusion that Sayeed Qutb's interpretation of Q. S al-Maidah: 44 is deviant from the interpretation of all Islamic scholars. The interpretation of Sayeed Qutb precisely corresponds to the interpretation of the Khawarij group at the time of the Caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib. The scholars interpret the passage with three interpretations. First, the meaning of kufr in the verse is a major sin, secondly, that a person is considered infidels when not applying Islamic law because of legal reasons other than Islam is better than Islamic law, third, the passage is revealed to the Jews, that the Jews who did not apply Islamic law were unbelievers.

The Dynamics of Egypt’s “Semi-opposition,” 2004–11

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 83-103
Author(s):  
Mai Mogib Mosad
Keyword(s):  
Public Sphere ◽  
Political System ◽  
Muslim Brotherhood ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Muslim Brotherhood ◽  
The Public Sphere ◽  
The Relationship

This paper maps the basic opposition groups that influenced the Egyptian political system in the last years of Hosni Mubarak’s rule. It approaches the nature of the relationship between the system and the opposition through use of the concept of “semi-opposition.” An examination and evaluation of the opposition groups shows the extent to which the regime—in order to appear that it was opening the public sphere to the opposition—had channels of communication with the Muslim Brotherhood. The paper also shows the system’s relations with other groups, such as “Kifaya” and “April 6”; it then explains the reasons behind the success of the Muslim Brotherhood at seizing power after the ousting of President Mubarak.

HUKUM ISLAM DAN HUBUNGANNYA DENGAN LUAR NEGERI PASCA REFORMAS

2015 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Salma Salma
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Foreign Policy ◽  
International Law ◽  
Multidisciplinary Approach ◽  
Islamic Law ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Strong Basis ◽  
Global Issues ◽  
Protection Of Human Rights ◽  
Scientific Fields

The development of Islamic law studies in Indonesia is increasingly interesting to follow. the use of a multidisciplinary approach to Islamic sciences, making the science of Islamic law not only a normative-theological analysis but also integrated with many scientific fields both in the sciences and the humanities. Contemporary global issues require observers and Islamic law reviewers to seriously review Islamic law in depth, one of the global issues that is currently interesting and has become a topic of discussion among many is the issue of the protection of human rights. Human rights formulation in international law cannot be separated from the issue of foreign policy. This paper will conduct a theoretical study of how the concept of Islamic Law itself protects human rights and how it relates to its relationship with post-reform foreign policy. This paper uses a comparative study between legislation and texts (verses) both in the Koran and the hadith, a comparative-critical analysis method makes it easier for the author to find substance in terms of answering the problem statement in this study. The results or conclusions obtained are that human rights are a reflection of carrying out Islamic law in order to realize the nature of universal human benefit. Islam considers that human rights are in accordance with sharia principles, namely protecting one's right to life. This is a strong basis for the study of Islamic law in contributing to the development of human rights principles in the international communityKeywords: Islamic Law, Human Rights, Globalization, International LawPerkembangan kajian hukum Islam di Indonesia makin menarik untuk diikuti. penggunaan pendekatan multidisipliner ilmu-ilmu keislaman, membuat ilmu hukum Islam tidak hanya bersifat normatif-teologis analisanya tapi sudah terintegrasi dengan banyak bidang keilmuan baik ilmu-ilmu sains maupun humaniora. Isu-isu global yang sifatnya kontemporer mengharuskan para pengamat dan pengkaji hukum Islam untuk serius melakukan telaah ulang terhadap ilmu hukum Islam secara mendalam, salah satu isu global yang saat ini menarik dan menjadi perbincangan banyak kalangan adalah soal perlindungan hak asasi manusia. Rumusan HAM dalam hukum internasional tidak bisa dilepaskan dengan persoalan politik luar negeri. Tulisan ini akan melakukan kajian teoritik tentang bagaimana konsep Hukum Islam itu sendiri terhadap perlindungan hak asasi manusia dan bagaimana pula terkait hubungannya dengan politik luar negeri pasca reformasi. Tulisan ini menggunakan studi komparatif antara perundangundangan dengan teks (ayat) baik itu di dalam Al-Quran maupun hadits, metode analisis-kritis komparatif memudahkan penulis menemukan substansi dalam hal untuk menjawab rumusan masalah dalam penelitian ini. Hasil atau kesimpulan yang didapat adalah HAM adalah refleksi untuk menjalankan syariat Islam demi mewujudkan hakikat kemaslahatan manusia secara universal. Islam memandang bahwa HAM sesuai dengan prinsip-prinsip syariah yakni melindungi hak hidup seseorang. Hal ini merupakan dasar yang kuat untuk kajian hukum Islam dalam memberikan kontribusi pada perkembangan prinsip-prinsip hak asasi manusia di dalam masyarakat internasional.Kata Kunci: Hukum Islam, Hak Asasi Manusia, Globalisasi, Hukum Internasional

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