Nationalism and Islamism in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq: The Emergence of the Kurdistan Islamic Union by Mohammad Salih Mustafa

Author:Mohammad Salih Mustafa [Mustafa, Mohammad Salih]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Political Ideologies, Middle Eastern, Social Science, Political Science, Nationalism & Patriotism, World, Islamic Studies
ISBN: 9781000204124
Google: 9xIFEAAAQBAJ
Goodreads: 55178551
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2020-10-01T00:00:00+00:00

Caliphate does not mean the control of all the Muslim states by a state; this never happens. If it were the demand of the people and for the sake of the common good of all nations, such as in the example of the European Union, this would be a legitimate demand and would be possible. In this case, it should not necessarily be called a caliphate, as a caliphate was a historical and political system of ruling, rather than a religious form of governance. However, in Islam there is a value placed on the unity of the Muslim nation, which could be in any form or mechanism. The Islamic caliphate does not necessarily mean a unified state, but is rather the unity of the nations of Muslims. In reality, the Islamic caliphate never had a centralised state. There were Islamic federations, and the caliph was the symbol of the unity of the Muslims. Nowadays, we are not obliged to stand by a historical form; many nations are trying to collaborate to form different unities. These unities then help to prevent war, as long as they are formed on the basis of justice and equality, rather than control and coercion.

Again, all is about prevention of war, and balance of power. Certainly, with politics there are always differences that lead to disunity. In other words, when the interests of a certain state are at stake, it will side with any kind of state, or political entity, disregarding religious belief. Saudi Arabia under Mohammad bin Salman proves this. While he is in a honeymoon period with Israel, he is embargoing Qatar, even though the Qataris share with him race, religion, language and neighbourhood, and the Israelis none of those.

Mohammad Ahmad answered the above question as follows:

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