Shari’ah – also spelled Sharia (pathway in Arabic),  the fundamental religious concept of Islam: its moral & ethical system, namely its law, systematized during the 2nd and 3rd centuries of the Muslim era (8th–9th centuries ce)

Some characteristics of the rise of “Islam in the System” in North Africa: Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria: 1) Post-independence governments were initially concerned with cultural, social and religious issues; 2) then these governments pursued socialist, nationalist agendas and became more & more authoritarian; and 3) the religious movements in those countries inched their way into the political arena, expressing opposition to the “Left” and later to the increasing authoritarian form of governance.

Since 1979 revolution – Iran has experienced two non-class power structures: 1) populsim and 2) clientelism

Salafis and Salafism represents an effort to purify Islam of external or cultural influences and return to the model of the Prophet and his earliest companions.

The Main Strands of Islamist Opposition in Saudi Arabia (please match the movement with its correct definition)

Please pick all the correct answers – please name the four Rashidun Caliphs

Islamic state (Islam as the system) is where the nature of the state and the political order are defined in Islamic terms e.g. KSA, Pakistan and Iran

What is Political Islam or Muslim Politics?

What is the meaning of the word: Islam?

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