Islamic Fundamentalism

Islamic fundamentalism is a religious ideology which advocates literalist interpretations of the sacred texts of Islam , Sharia Law , and an Islamic State . It is the older, less preferred term for Islamism . [http://lexicorient.com/e.o/fundamen.htm

INTERPRETATION OF TEXTS

Muslims believe that the Qur'an is the unadulterated word of God as revealed to Muhammad through the Archangel Gabriel .

Islamic fundamentalists assert that a correct interpretation of Islam relies solely on the Qur'an, Hadith and Sunnah , excluding tradition and popular practice.

This view, commonly associated with Salafism by Western sources hostile to Islamic ideals, rejects Shi'a Islam , and the four common Schools Of Jurisprudence in Sunni Islam .

SOCIAL AND POLITICAL GOALS

As with adherents of other Fundamentalist movements, ''Islamic fundamentalists'' hold that the problems of the world stem from Secular influences. Further, the path to Peace and Justice lies in a return to the original message of Islam, combined with a scrupulous rejection of all Bid'ah ("innovation") and perceived anti-Islamic traditions.

Given the existence of undemocratic and corrupt regimes all over the Muslim world, it is not surprising that for much of the 20th Century the dominant form of Political Dissent in these countries has been Revolutionary Marxism . However, the end of the Soviet Union and the Cold War largely discredited Leftist Ideologies and Arab Nationalism , and has led to the strengthening of Islamist parties.

Some scholars of Islam believe that, contrary to their own message, Islamic fundamentalists are not actually traditionalists.

CONFLICTS WITH THE SECULAR STATE

Islamic fundamentalism's push for Sharia and an Islamic State has come into conflict with conceptions of the Secular , Democratic state, such as the internationally supported Universal Declaration Of Human Rights . This conflict centers on following issues:

rejection of the priority of universal rights and civil law upon religious group rights and religious law, and more specifically

rejection of the equality of men and women (i.e. they are unequal in specific aspects like how they think and act but are still equal overall)

rejection of the separation of "church" and state;

rejection some of religious rights, such as the right of Muslims to leave the religion, while the right to be a non-Muslim in Muslim lands is still allowed.

As a result of this sharp conflict, many doubt whether fundamentalist Islam is compatible with modern Liberal Democratic states.

SEE ALSO

Islamism

Fundamentalism

Islam

Salafi

Ahlus Sunnah Wal-Jamaa'h

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