Original Research: Cross-cultural Religious Studies

Divine traditions and the governance of the city-state of Medina

Ishraq Ali, Mohammad E. Abdollahi
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies | Vol 80, No 3 | a10094 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v80i3.10094 | © 2024 Ishraq Ali, Mohammad E. Abdollahi | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 27 July 2024 | Published: 25 October 2024

About the author(s)

Ishraq Ali, Institute of Philosophy, School of Humanities and Foreign Languages, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou, China; and Department of Islamic Philosophy and Kalam, University of Religions and Denominations, Qom, Iran, Islamic Republic of
Mohammad E. Abdollahi, Faculty of Governance, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of

Abstract

Divine revelations in Islam are not restricted to the spiritual well-being of its followers but aim to guide them towards the realisation of a socio-political organisation, a polity, wherein they can achieve spiritual as well as socio-political excellence. Because of the immense significance of socio-political organisation in Islam, the governance of socio-political organisation is one of the key topics in Islam. The principles of the governance of socio-political organisation in Islam are based on certain divine traditions. This article focusses on five major Islamic divine traditions outlined in Islamic revelatory culture: firstly, the divine tradition of guidance and misguidance; secondly, the divine tradition of Ni’mat [Blessings] and their reversal; thirdly, the divine tradition of the triumph of Haqq’ [Truth] over Báṭil [Falsehood]; fourthly, the divine tradition of the destruction of the oppressors and fifthly, the divine tradition of trial. This article attempts to show that these five Islamic divine traditions form the foundation for the structure and function of the governance system of the first Muslim polity, the city-state of Medina.

Contribution: This article highlights the role of Islamic divine traditions in the structure and function of the governance system of the first Muslim polity, the city-state of Medina.


Keywords

divine traditions; governance; city-state of Medina; revelatory culture; Islam; polity.

Sustainable Development Goal

Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities

Metrics

Total abstract views: 146
Total article views: 135


Crossref Citations

No related citations found.