Lecturer: Muhammad Qobidl `Ainul Arif, M.A.
COURSE DESCRIPTION This course describes uniqueness of Islamic political thought compare to Western political thought. This course identifies establishment process of Islamic political thought and delivers messages and moral values of it. However, as a lot of Islamic political thinkers exist throughout the line of
history, so that this course provides only strategic Islamic political thoughts that have huge implication to Moslem society globally. Students, then, are invited to understand and analyze some Islamic political thoughts that are invented by prominent Islamic scholars (`Ulama) in the early period of Islamic civilization as well as contemporary.
COURSE GOAL Students are able to understand and explain normative and operative basis of Islamic political thoughts as well as able to compare and corroborate its difference to pattern and conducts of Western political thoughts.
SYLLABUS Course meeting times: The lectures will be given one session per week with duration one and half up to two hours per session. Organization and contents: Part I: The bridge of Islam, between religion and politics 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Introduction: Highlights of Islamic relation towards political fields Basic concepts of political thought in Islam Method of thinking and principle of politics in Islam The difference’s law (fiqh al ikhtilaaf) and schools of politics in Islam Concept of government and state in Islam Basic principles of International Relations in Islam Islamic political thought in Indonesia
SYLLABUS (2) Part II: Selected strategic Islamic political thinkers 1.
Political thought of Ibn Taymiyyah
2.
Political thought of Ibn Khaldun
3.
Political thought of Abul A`la Al Maududi
4.
Political thought of Sayyid Qutb
5.
Political thought of Taqiyuddin An Nabhani
6.
Political thought of Yusuf Al Qardhawy
7.
Syi`i Political thought of Ayatullah Khomaeni
COURSE REQUIREMENTS 1. Minimum class attending 75% (11 times), students cannot pass this minimum requirement will get D score; 2. Quiz (15%); 3. Essay (15%);
4. Midterm examination (30%); and 5. Final Examination: Essay assignment (40%).
COURSE BOOKS & RESOURCES 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
Abusulayman, Abdulhamid A. (1993). Toward an Islamic Theory of International Relations: New Directions for Methodology and Thought. USA: IIIT. Ahmad, Irfan. (n.d.). The Islamic in Islamic Thought. Ahmed, Akbar. (n.d.). Ibnu Khaldun Understanding of Civilizations and the Dilemmas of Islam and the West Today. Al Maududi, Abu A’la. (n.d.). The Islamic Way of Life. An Nabahani, Taqqiyudin. The System of Islam. Clawson, Patrick and Rubin, Michael. (2005). Eternal Iran. USA: Palgrave MacMillan. Djaif, Hicham. (1977). Origin of The Islamic State, Islam: State and Society. Eikmeir, Dale C. (n.d.). Qutbisme: An Ideology Of Islamic Fascism. Enayat, Hamid. (2001). Modern Islam Political Thought. Fuller, Graham E. (2003). The Future of Political Islam, Chapter: Islamism in Politic. Irwin Robert. (n.d.). Toynbee and Ibnu Khaldun. Immarah, Muhammad. (1999). Islam dan Pluralitas, Perbedaan, Kemajemukan dalam Bingkai Persatuan.
COURSE BOOKS & RESOURCES (2) 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24.
Loboda, Luke. (n.d.). The Thought of Sayyid Qutb. Michot, Yahya. A Mamluk. (n.d.). Theologian’s on Dar’ al tauarud Ibnu Taimiyah. Muhammad, Mohd. Nasran. (n.d.). The Concept of Islamic State. Qardhawy, Yusuf. (1997). Fiqih Negara. Jakarta: Rabbani Press. Sou’yb, Yusuf. (1979). Sejarah Daulah Khulafaur Rashidin. Suwandono. (2001). Pemikiran Politik Islam, chapter: Sumber Pemikiran Politik Islam. Tahib, Lukman. (n.d.). Political System of Islam, chapter: Introduction. Taqiyuddin Annabhani and The Islamic Liberaltion Party Thoib, Lukman. (1994). Political System of Islam. Van Ess, Joseph. (n.d.). Political Ideas in Early Islamic Political Thought. Zahra, Imam Muhammad Abu. (1996). Aliran Politik dan Akidah dalam Islam. Reading materials at http://obit.staff.umm.ac.id.
T E R M I N O L O G I K E K UA S A A N DA L A M A L Q U R ` A N Khilafah Al Baqoroh: 30 ض خَ هٍِفَة َوإِ ْذ قَ َ ال َزبُّكَ نِ ْه َمالَئِ َك ِة إِنًِّ َجا ِع ٌم فًِ األَزْ ِ Imamah Al Baqoroh: 124 ال الَ ٌَنَا ُل َع ْه ِدي انظَّانِ ِمٍنَ َوإِ ِذ ا ْبتَهَى إِب َْسا ِهٍ َم َزبُّهُ بِ َكهِ َما ٍ ال َو ِمن ُذزِّ ٌَّتًِ قَ َ اس إِ َماما قَ َ ت فَأَتَ َّمه َُّن قَ َ ال إِنًِّ َجا ِعهُكَ نِهنَّ ِ Imarah Al Maidah: 59 ّللاَ َوأَ ِطٍع ْ ىا أَ ِطٍع ْ ٌَا أٌَُّهَا انَّ ِرٌنَ آ َمنُ ْ ُىا ّ ُىل َوأُوْ نًِ األَ ْم ِس ِمن ُك ْم ُىا ان َّسس َ Sulthaniyah Al Hasyr: 6 ّللاَ ٌُ َسهِّطُ ُز ُسهَهُ َعهَى َمن ٌَ َشاء َو َّ ب َونَ ِك َّن َّ َو َما أَفَاء َّ ّللاُ َعهَى ّللاُ َعهَى َزسُىنِ ِه ِم ْنهُ ْم فَ َما أَوْ َج ْفتُ ْم َعهَ ٍْ ِه ِم ْن خَ ٍ ٍْم َو َال ِز َكا ٍ ُكمِّ َش ًْ ٍء قَ ِدٌ ٌس
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