Islamic state
Let an agent describe Islamic states as a category of government with attribution to political science and legal scholarship, distinguish the concept from the militant organisation of a similar name and from Muslim-majority states in general, relay constitutional provisions from official sources, and present debates with positions attributed.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent describe Islamic states as a category of government with attribution to political science and legal scholarship, distinguish the concept from the militant organisation of a similar name and from Muslim-majority states in general, relay constitutional provisions from official sources, and present debates with positions attributed.
A form of state whose constitution or law is based on Islam, ranging from historical caliphates and sultanates to modern states that declare Islam the state religion or make Islamic law a source of legislation; a category of political science and law with many variants and no single model, and distinct from the militant organisation that called itself Islamic State.
What it is for: Not applicable; a category of state.
It can be explain the concept and its variants; identify how a given state defines the role of Islam in its constitution; distinguish the concept from the militant group and from Muslim-majority states; present debates with attribution.
Distinguishing features
Constitutional or legal role for Islam
Wide variation in institutions
Contested political concept
Historical and modern forms
What it looks like
Not a physical object; seen in constitutions, laws and institutions.
How it is recognised
State with a constitutional or legal basis in Islam
Variants from historical caliphates to modern declared states
Muslim-majority secular states and the militant organisation are separate matters
Related models
is a kind of - a state with an established religion
is related to - the legal tradition invoked
is distinguished from - a militant group, not a form of state
is studied by - the discipline
In practice
Families and kinds
historical caliphates and sultanates
modern states declaring Islam the state religion
states making Islamic law a source of legislation
Islamic republics
monarchies with religious legitimacy
theoretical models in Islamic political thought
Standards and regulation
National constitutions defining the role of Islam
International human rights law as it applies to all states
Failure modes and hazards
Conflating the concept with the militant group
Treating all Muslim-majority states as Islamic states
Presenting contested interpretations as fact
Polemic in either direction
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Concept What the term means.
Attribution.
Definition
Definition and variants.
Definition
Definition.
- How do scholars define an Islamic state, and what variants exist? definition
- Is the question about the form of state, a specific country or the militant organisation? boundary
Distinctions
Distinctions.
Distinctions
Distinctions.
- How does the concept differ from a Muslim-majority state, a theocracy and a secular state? definition
- Which entry fits the specific state? action
Law Constitutions and institutions.
Sources.
Constitutions
Constitutional provisions.
Constitutions
Constitutions.
- What do particular constitutions provide about Islam and law, from official texts? provenance
- Which entry fits constitutional law? action
Institutions
Institutions.
Institutions
Institutions.
- What institutions, such as religious councils and courts, feature in such states? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Debate Thought and debate.
Attribution.
Thought
Islamic political thought.
Thought
Thought.
- What do classical and modern Islamic thinkers say about the state, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral and attributed? boundary
Critique
Debates and rights.
Critique
Critique.
- What debates exist about rights, pluralism and legitimacy, with positions attributed? provenance
- Which entry fits freedom of religion? action
History History.
History.
Past
Historical forms.
Past
Past.
- How did caliphates, sultanates and emirates function historically? provenance
- Which entry fits the caliphate? action
Modern
Modern developments.
Modern
Modern.
- How did modern Islamic states emerge in the twentieth century? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific state? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should sultanate and caliphate be separate entries?
- How should constitutional texts be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases for sultanate and a specific historical sultanate; should they be split off?