The anti-Islamism discourse; the case of al-Buti

This paper explores al-Būṭī’s critical view on contemporary Islamists who, according to al-Būṭī, have misapplied the Islamic law and sacrificed da‘wah in favour of political gains. Among their dogmatic beliefs is the ruthless and hasty call for the establishment of the Islamic state, the takfīr of r...

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Main Authors:	Bakour Mohamad, Bachar, Berghout, Abdul Aziz
Format:	Article
Language:	English English English
Published:	International Institute of Islamic Civilisation and Malay World (ISTAC), International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) 2018
Subjects:	BP1 Islam BP171 Relation of Islam to other religions
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spelling	iium-648032019-10-04T06:34:45Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/64803/ The anti-Islamism discourse; the case of al-Buti Bakour Mohamad, Bachar Berghout, Abdul Aziz BP1 Islam BP171 Relation of Islam to other religions This paper explores al-Būṭī’s critical view on contemporary Islamists who, according to al-Būṭī, have misapplied the Islamic law and sacrificed da‘wah in favour of political gains. Among their dogmatic beliefs is the ruthless and hasty call for the establishment of the Islamic state, the takfīr of rulers, arbitrary application of the question of tatarrus, etc. Having presented and evaluated al-Būṭī’s views pertaining to Islamists’ position on the above issues, the paper further attempts to examine whether they are applicable to contemporary movements or not. This was done through consulting the literature of the most eminent Islamist movements (Ḥizb al-Taḥrīr, the Muslim Brotherhood, jihadists, the AKP, and Ḥizb al-Nahḍa). The paper followed textual analysis aspiring towards providing a more comprehensive approach to the study of al-Būṭī’s views. Accordingly, seven important issues were selected and used to assess the position of movements according to al-Būṭī’s approach. It concludes, that al- Būṭī’s anti-Islamist discourse deserves to be taken as a yardstick against which a clear distinction is made between extreme and moderate Islamist movements. The paper also suggested several measures to further enhance research in this important area of study. International Institute of Islamic Civilisation and Malay World (ISTAC), International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) 2018-06-09 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/64803/1/64803_The%20anti-Islamism%20discourse.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/64803/7/64803_The%20anti-Islamism%20discourse_scopus.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/64803/12/64803_The%20anti-Islamism%20discourse_WOS.pdf Bakour Mohamad, Bachar and Berghout, Abdul Aziz (2018) The anti-Islamism discourse; the case of al-Buti. Al-Shajarah, 23 (1). pp. 183-206. ISSN 1394-6870 http://journals.iium.edu.my/shajarah/index.php/shaj/article/view/667
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description	This paper explores al-Būṭī’s critical view on contemporary Islamists who, according to al-Būṭī, have misapplied the Islamic law and sacrificed da‘wah in favour of political gains. Among their dogmatic beliefs is the ruthless and hasty call for the establishment of the Islamic state, the takfīr of rulers, arbitrary application of the question of tatarrus, etc. Having presented and evaluated al-Būṭī’s views pertaining to Islamists’ position on the above issues, the paper further attempts to examine whether they are applicable to contemporary movements or not. This was done through consulting the literature of the most eminent Islamist movements (Ḥizb al-Taḥrīr, the Muslim Brotherhood, jihadists, the AKP, and Ḥizb al-Nahḍa). The paper followed textual analysis aspiring towards providing a more comprehensive approach to the study of al-Būṭī’s views. Accordingly, seven important issues were selected and used to assess the position of movements according to al-Būṭī’s approach. It concludes, that al- Būṭī’s anti-Islamist discourse deserves to be taken as a yardstick against which a clear distinction is made between extreme and moderate Islamist movements. The paper also suggested several measures to further enhance research in this important area of study.
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author	Bakour Mohamad, Bachar Berghout, Abdul Aziz
author_facet	Bakour Mohamad, Bachar Berghout, Abdul Aziz
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title	The anti-Islamism discourse; the case of al-Buti
title_short	The anti-Islamism discourse; the case of al-Buti
title_full	The anti-Islamism discourse; the case of al-Buti
title_fullStr	The anti-Islamism discourse; the case of al-Buti
title_full_unstemmed	The anti-Islamism discourse; the case of al-Buti
title_sort	anti-islamism discourse; the case of al-buti
publisher	International Institute of Islamic Civilisation and Malay World (ISTAC), International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)
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The anti-Islamism discourse; the case of al-Buti

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