From Farabi to Ibn Khaldun: The Perception of State in the Early Muslim Intellectual’s Writings
Abstract
This paper aims to analyze the perception of the state in the writings of early Muslim intellectuals, particularly al-Farabi, al-Mawardi, Nizam al-Mulk, al-Ghazzali, Ibn Taymiyyah and Ibn Khaldun. All of these six intellectuals have a massive contribution in developing Muslim or Islamic political thought. This paper intended to find the answer of following questions regarding the concept of state from their writings: firstly, the debate around the birth of state; religious or social need? Secondly, if it is a social need, then what about the aspect of religion in the state? Finally, what about the influence of existing politics on their thought? This research is a qualitative form of research based on both primary and secondary data. It is hoped that this paper will contribute to the academia by analyzing the perception of state of Early Muslim intellectuals within the present context.
Keywords
Islamic Political Thought,Farabi,Mawardi,Nizam al-Mulk,Ghazali,Ibn Taymiyyah,Ibn Khaldun
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