Understanding Civil Society Through the Perspective of Ushul Fiqh (Basic Principle in Islamic Law)

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10.2991/assehr.k.201113.012How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Civil society, pluralism, Islamic law, justice

Abstract

The problem of civil society has become an issue among the academicians. The western terminology becomes an attention: is there any compatibility with Islamic teachings? This article explores civil society in the historical records of Islam and ushul fiqh (basic principle of Islamic jurisprudence). Based on historical-normative studies, it is found that there is a compatibility between civil society and Islamic teachings. The principles of civil society, such as democracy, pluralism, justice, and tolerance, do not conflict with sharia or Islamic law. Moreover, in Islam, these criteria must be owned by leaders and all citizens of a country. Because civil society is aimed to provide benefits for the country, it is compatible with some maxims in ushul fiqh, such as tasharuful Imam ‘ala al-raiyah manutun bi al-mashalah, and hukmu Hakim, irzamun yarfa’ul khilaf, which means the country has to be able to create policies that generate common welfare and benefits for society in general.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Abdul Qodir Zaelani
AU  - Khairuddin
AU  - Rudi Santoso
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/11/13
TI  - Understanding Civil Society Through the Perspective of Ushul Fiqh (Basic Principle in Islamic Law)
BT  - Proceedings of the 1st Raden Intan International Conference on Muslim Societies and Social Sciences (RIICMuSSS 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 60
EP  - 66
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.201113.012
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.201113.012
ID  - Zaelani2020
ER  -