This article argues that similar to the centrality of the concept of sovereignty in Western social, legal, and political paradigms, at the core of Sunni legal and political history there is a paradigmatic authority of Ulu Al Amr (those in authority or the legal scholars who possess a legal mastery over the sources that constitute...Read More

The institution of the Caliphate in Islam has an honourable place among Muslims therefore it has been discussed by many scholars throughout Islamic history. Muslim scholars have conducted investigations into the institution of Caliphate to find out whether it is based on religious or political grounds and its significancefor Muslim nations while Western scholars deemed...Read More

This article examines the issue of mechanism of controlling the power balance amongst three arms of the government (separation of powers) in Islamic constitutionalism. Having a look at the classic texts in the Islamic tradition, the article offers some critical reflection on the role and position of the executive, parliament and judiciary under Islamic constitutionalism....Read More

Religion and politics have always been entangled in Afghanistan. However, the relationship between ‘asabiyah (group feeling) and these two factors has not been analysed. The research described in this paper investigated the different levels of entanglement between religion, politics and ‘asabiyah throughout the modern history of Afghanistan. This article argues that successful leaders throughout Afghanistan’s...Read More