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Islam as a political movement has a diverse character that has at different times incorporated elements of many other political movements , while simultaneously adapting the religious views of Islamic fundamentalism . A common theme in the 20th century was resistance to racism , colonialism , and imperialism , in the form of the Ottoman Empire and British Empire . This continues today as oil imperialism continues to challenge Islamic nationalism, especially through Western support for Israel and its settlement of the Palestinian West Bank .¹ The end of socialism as a viable alternative with the end of the Soviet Union and the Cold War has increased the appeal of Islamic revolutionary movements, especially in the context of undemocratic and corrupt regimes all across the Muslim world.² Islamism grew as a reaction to these trends, and as a desire to create a government based on the tenets of Islam. Groups advocating Islam as a political movement are invariably responding to complex political and historical situations, usually with deep roots in the local environment. But this complex local political history is completely lost in the simplistic religious reductionism of terms like "Muslim fundamentalism". In fact, the scope of Islamic politics is so broad that it encompasses any kind of revolutionary movement or party in any Islamic country. Invariably, this means that it lumps together such a variety of nationalist, marxist and ethnic movements that it has no longer has any real ideological content. The only defining characteristic it has is that it is militarism in a Muslim context; but this ultimately explains very little. Liberal movements within Islam generally define themselves in opposition to Islamic political movements, but often embrace many of its anti-imperialist elements. Modern Islamic philosophy , Islamism , Militant Islam and Islamic terrorism deal with related topics.³

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Traditional political concepts in Islam include leadership by successors to the Prophet known as Caliphs , ( Imamate for Shia ); the importance of following Islamic law or Sharia ; the duty of rulers to seek Shura or consultation from their subjects; and the importance of rebuking unjust rulers but not encouraging rebellion against them. A sea change in the Islamic world was the abolition of the Ottoman caliphate in 1924, which some believed meant an end to the Islamic state both in "symbolic and practice terms". In the 19th and 20th century a common theme has been resistance to Western imperialism , particularly the British Empire , and sometimes the perceived racist policies that discriminated against some Muslims. The defeat of Arab armies in the Six Day War , the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of communism as a viable alternative with the end of the Soviet Union and the Cold War has increased the appeal of Islamism and Islamic fundamentalist movements, especially in the context of popular dissatisfaction with ruling regimes in the Muslim world.

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Political aspects of Islam are derived from the Qur'an , the Sunna (the sayings and living habits of Muhammad), Muslim history, and elements of political movements outside Islam. Traditional political concepts in Islam include leadership by elected or selected successors to the Prophet known as Caliphs , ( Imamate for Shia ); the importance of following Islamic law or Sharia ; the duty of rulers to seek Shura or consultation from their subjects; and the importance of rebuking unjust rulers. A significant change in the Islamic world was the abolition of the Ottoman caliphate in 1924. In the 19th and 20th century, common Islamic political theme has been resistance to Western imperialism and enforcement of Sharia through democratic or militant struggle. The defeat of Arab armies in the Six Day War , the end of Cold War and collapse of the Soviet Union with the end of communism as a viable alternative has increased the appeal of Islamic movements such as Islamism , Islamic fundamentalism and Islamic democracy , especially in the context of popular dissatisfaction with secularist ruling regimes in the Muslim world .

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Political aspects of Islam are derived from the Qur'an , the Sunnah (the sayings and living habits of Muhammad ), Muslim history , and elements of political movements outside Islam. Traditional political concepts in Islam include leadership by elected or selected successors to the Prophet known as Caliphs , ( Imamate for Shia ); the importance of following Islamic law or Sharia ; the duty of rulers to seek Shura or consultation from their subjects; and the importance of rebuking unjust rulers. A significant change in the Islamic world was the abolition of the Ottoman caliphate in 1924. In the 19th and 20th century, common Islamic political theme has been resistance to Western imperialism and enforcement of Sharia through democratic or militant struggle. The defeat of Arab armies in the Six-Day War , the end of Cold War and collapse of the Soviet Union with the end of communism as a viable alternative has increased the appeal of Islamic movements such as Islamism , Islamic fundamentalism and Islamic democracy , especially in the context of popular dissatisfaction with secularist ruling regimes in the Muslim world .

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Political aspects of Islam are derived from the Quran , ḥadīth literature , and sunnah (accounts of the sayings and living habits attributed to the Islamic prophet Muhammad during his lifetime), the history of Islam , and elements of political movements outside Islam. Traditional political concepts in Islam include leadership by elected or selected successors to Muhammad, known as Caliphs in Sunnī Islam and Imams in Shīʿa Islam ; the importance of following the Islamic law ( sharīʿa ); the duty of rulers to seek consultation ( shūrā ) from their subjects; and the importance of rebuking unjust rulers. A significant change in the Muslim world was the defeat and dissolution of the Ottoman Empire (1908–1922). In the modern era (19th–20th centuries), common Islamic political themes have been resistance to Western imperialism and enforcement of sharīʿa law through democratic or militant struggle. Events such as the defeat of Arab armies in the Six-Day War , the collapse of the Soviet Union , the end of the Cold War and the fall of communism as a viable alternative have increased the appeal of Islamic movements such as Islamism , Islamic fundamentalism , and Islamic democracy , especially in the context of the global sectarian divide and conflict between Sunnīs and Shīʿītes , along with the popular dissatisfaction with secularist ruling regimes in the Muslim world. The Many Faces of Political Islam: Religion and Politics in Muslim Societies (2nd ed.). The Emergence of Nationalism: Politics and Power – Nationalism in the Middle East, 1876–1945" . In Breuilly, John (ed.). The Oxford Handbook of the History of Nationalism . New York and London : W. In Cusack, Carole M. ; Upal, M. Handbook of Islamic Sects and Movements . An End to Antisemitism! – Volume 5: Confronting Antisemitism in Modern Media, the Legal and Political Worlds .

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Political aspects of the religion of Islam are derived from its religious scripture (the Quran holy book, ḥadīth literature of accounts of the sayings and living habits attributed to the Islamic prophet Muhammad , and sunnah ), as well as elements of political movements and tendencies followed by Muslims or Islamic states throughout its history . Shortly after its founding, Islam's prophet Muhammad became a ruler of a state, and the intertwining of religion and state in Islam (and the idea that "politics is central" to Islam), is in contrast to the doctrine of rendering "unto Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God", of Christianity, its related and neighboring religion. Traditional political concepts in Islam which form an idealized model for Islamic rule, are based on the rule of Muhammad in Mecca (629–632 CE) and his elected or selected successors , known as rāshidūn ("rightly-guided") caliphs in Sunnī Islam , and the Imams in Shīʿa Islam . Concepts include obedience to the Islamic law ( sharīʿa ); pledging of obedience by the ruled to rulers ( al-Bayʿah ), with a corresponding duty of rulers to rule justly and seek consultation ( shūrā ) before making decisions; and the importance of rebuking unjust rulers, and the supremacy of unity, solidarity and community, over individual rights and diversity. Classical Islamic political thought focuses on advice on how to govern well, rather than reflecting "on the nature of politics". A sea change in the political history of the Muslim world was the rise of the West and the eventual defeat and dissolution of the Ottoman Empire (1908–1922). In the modern era (19th–20th centuries), common Islamic political themes have been resistance to Western imperialism and enforcement of sharīʿa law through democratic or militant struggle. Increasing the appeal of Islamic movements such as Islamism , Islamic democracy , Islamic fundamentalism , and Islamic revivalism , especially in the context of the global sectarian divide and conflict between Sunnīs and Shīʿītes , have been a number of events; the defeat of Arab armies in the Six-Day War and the subsequent Israeli occupation of East Jerusalem and the rest of the West Bank (1967), the Islamic Revolution in Iran (1979), the collapse of the Soviet Union (1992) bringing an end to the Cold War and to communism as a viable alternative political system, and especially popular dissatisfaction with secularist ruling regimes in the Muslim world. New York : Facts On File . pp. xxi– xxxii. The Many Faces of Political Islam: Religion and Politics in Muslim Societies (2nd ed.). The Emergence of Nationalism: Politics and Power – Nationalism in the Middle East, 1876–1945" . In Breuilly, John (ed.). The Oxford Handbook of the History of Nationalism . From the "Terror of the World" to the "Sick Man of Europe": European Images of Ottoman Empire and Society from the Sixteenth Century to the Nineteenth . New York and London : W. In Cusack, Carole M. ; Upal, M. Handbook of Islamic Sects and Movements . An End to Antisemitism! – Volume 5: Confronting Antisemitism in Modern Media, the Legal and Political Worlds .

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