In Search of Islamic Constitutionalism

This article examines the question of whether the Shari`ah is compatible with the principle and procedural form of western constitutionalism. The article will answer this question by looking at the arguments put forth by opponents of Islamic constitutional law and various counter-aguments. Using th...

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Autor principal: Nadirsyah Hosen
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:2a30eeb704f14b5088899417db8c6a9f2021-12-02T17:49:44ZIn Search of Islamic Constitutionalism10.35632/ajis.v21i2.5012690-37332690-3741https://doaj.org/article/2a30eeb704f14b5088899417db8c6a9f2004-04-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ajis.org/index.php/ajiss/article/view/501https://doaj.org/toc/2690-3733https://doaj.org/toc/2690-3741 This article examines the question of whether the Shari`ah is compatible with the principle and procedural form of western constitutionalism. The article will answer this question by looking at the arguments put forth by opponents of Islamic constitutional law and various counter-aguments. Using the substantive approach, I assert that the Shari`ah is compatible with constitutionalism. This position rejects both the fundamentalists’ and the secularists’ views on this subject. The Shari`ah’s principles can be a formal source or an inspiration to a constitution. Nadirsyah HosenInternational Institute of Islamic ThoughtarticleIslamBP1-253ENAmerican Journal of Islam and Society, Vol 21, Iss 2 (2004)
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In Search of Islamic Constitutionalism
description This article examines the question of whether the Shari`ah is compatible with the principle and procedural form of western constitutionalism. The article will answer this question by looking at the arguments put forth by opponents of Islamic constitutional law and various counter-aguments. Using the substantive approach, I assert that the Shari`ah is compatible with constitutionalism. This position rejects both the fundamentalists’ and the secularists’ views on this subject. The Shari`ah’s principles can be a formal source or an inspiration to a constitution.
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