Adwa ala Awdauna al-Siyasiyya
- Author died
- 1442 AH
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- Dār al-Qalam
Adwa ala Awdauna al-Siyasiyya (Spotlights on Our Political Conditions) is a political and religious treatise by the Islamic scholar Abd al-Rahman ibn Abd al-Khaliq (d. 1442 AH / 2020 CE), addressing political reform and the contemporary crises facing the Muslim world from an Islamic perspective .
Composition and Context
The book compiles a series of weekly analytical essays that Abd al-Rahman ibn Abd al-Khaliq originally published under the column titled Minbar al-Jumu‘a ("The Friday Pulpit") in the Kuwaiti newspaper al-Watan . The author completed the compilation and signed its introduction on 12 Rabi‘ al-Awwal 1398 AH (20 February 1978 CE), aiming to offer political guidance and critique the challenges confronting contemporary Muslim nations .
Themes and Contents
The book frames political reform as a primary duty for the Muslim community, maintaining that political affairs and governance must be evaluated according to the Quran and the Sunnah . It advocates advising political rulers, informing Muslim populations about their political affairs, and establishing governance grounded in Islamic principles rather than imported secular systems .
Major topics and chapters in the text include:
- Introduction and Historical Diagnosis: Discusses the fall of the Islamic caliphate, colonial partition of Muslim lands, educational and intellectual challenges, and the need for comprehensive reform rooted in Islamic faith .
- Religion and Life (al-Din wa-al-Hayah): Argues that Islam encompasses social, economic, and political domains rather than being confined solely to ritual worship .
- Calling Things by Their Real Names (Fa-lnusammi al-Ashya bi-Asmaiha): Critiques semantic and political distortion in public discourse, arguing that political failures, tyranny, and capitulation have been masked with misleading terminology .
- Injustice and Rights (Limadha Yazlim al-Insan Akhah?): Analyzes human oppression, the Islamic mandate for justice—even toward adversaries—and forms of socioeconomic exploitation .
- The Arab-Israeli Conflict and Foreign Policy: Examines diplomatic negotiations following the 1973 October War, critiquing Western-brokered peace initiatives and advocating united resistance .
- The Responsibility of Expression (Amanat al-Kalima): Discusses the moral and religious accountability associated with the spoken and written word in guiding the public .
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