Mohammad Natsir's socio-religious and political thought
The book discusses the role of Mohammad Natsir, ex Prime Minister of Indonesia in developing the country through socio-religious and political thought. It deals with the comparative study between Western democracy and theistic democracy. In addition, his views on nationalism from the Islamic pers...
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| Format: | Conference or Workshop Item |
| Language: | English |
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2010
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/22770/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/22770/1/318-323.pdf |
| Summary: | The book discusses the role of Mohammad Natsir, ex Prime Minister of Indonesia in developing the
country through socio-religious and political thought. It deals with the comparative study between
Western democracy and theistic democracy. In addition, his views on nationalism from the Islamic
perspective are also highlighted. Moreover, Natsir also encouraged the peaceful co-existence among
religious adherents in Indonesia and gave strong warning the Christianity should respect the concept of
freedom of belief correctly. The concept of knowledge and the importance of promoting Arabic among
Muslim youths and integration between Western and Eastern knowledge become the focus of in this
book. |
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