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The researcher examines the complex relationship between religion and power, starting with the concept of sovereignty (hakimiyya). He traces the evolution of this concept from traditional Islamic legal texts, through contemporary political Islam, to Salafist-jihadist movements.
He presents his contemporary understanding of divine sovereignty, which he sees as representing the universal covenant through which world peace can be achieved. Allegiance to this concept is allegiance to human values, embodied in respecting, adhering to, and defending these values out of personal conviction based on voluntary submission to divine sovereignty. He argues that this religious and humanistic allegiance deters anyone tempted to tyrannize people and deprive them of their freedoms, and it is this allegiance that can achieve the global peace advocated by Islam.
In this book, Shahrour continues his critical and modernizing project of Islamic thought, adding a new dimension to the methodology through which he seeks to highlight the universality and humanity of Islam as a merciful message, not a tyrannical ideology.
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