Tuesday 23 January 2007

Amiruddin Sujadi
Student at Magister Programme, State Islamic University Syarif Hidayatullah, Jakarta

Response to Said Aqil Siradj writing, “Relation Between religion and State” in Republika daily
Portrait the early picture of Madina state building
City state, Islamic state
The success of Islamic civilization building
Rasulullaah SAW, Muhammad, shahabah, prophet, companon
Islam, bless to universe, rahmatan lil ‘alamiin
Inappropriate analysis about mystification of chilapate/chalipate  (khilafah)
Ibn Taimiyyah position
Framework of thought
Politics in Islam
Ibn Taimiyyah’s book As Siyasah As Syar’iyyah
The whole political concept in Islam
Sunni muslim scholar
Al Mawardi (450 H), Madzhab Shafi’i
Al Farra (458 H), Madzhab Hanbali
Imam Al Haramain Al Juwaini (478 H)
Sulthan Al ‘Ulama’, Izzuddin ibn ‘Abd As Salam (660 H)
Caliphate system
Obligatory to build Islamic caliphate system
Ahlussunnah, Shi’ite, Khawarij (except An Najadat sect), Mu’tazilah (except Al Asham sect and Al Fuwathi sect)
Imam, imamat
Al Qalqasyandi (1964: I: 2), mainstream Islam
Al-Ghazali (w 505 H), Al-Iqtishad fi Al-I’tiqad
Mystifying Islamic state?
More transparent
Transparency problem in Islamic state
Creativity and expression of people
Unclear picture about caliphate government
Caliphate, Not democracy, not theocracy
Caliphate not like a king, reincarnation of God
Accountability problem
Will Durrant, great appreciate to Islamic caliphate
China, Indonesia, India, Persia, Syam, Arabic Peninsula, Egypt, Marocco, Spain
Political background
Islamic unity
Will Durant, The History of Civilization, vol XIII
The episode of glory of Islam in history
Understand the history
Don’t denial the fact

Original source: Islam and The Mystification of Chilapate