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DOI :10.26650/di.2022.33.2.1131152   IUP :10.26650/di.2022.33.2.1131152    Full Text (PDF)

The Image of Sulṭān in Islamic Mirror of Princes

Fadi Zatari, Omar Fili

This article seeks to explore the claims that al-Ādāb al-Sulṭānīyah literature legitimized tyranny, involving subverting religion to be a tool in the hands of political authorities and legitimizing the absolute authority of the ruler above the people, justifying his actions on a religious basis to establish an unquestioned and consequence-free rule. The article questions this approach for its anachronism and misunderstanding of al-Ādāb al-Sulṭānīyah literature’s nature and objectives regarding its views on political authority and tyranny. The work’s significant focus is the primary sources of al-Ādāb al-Sulṭānīyah authors to get a more comprehensive image in order to affirm whether there was a systematic effort to legitimize tyranny or whether it an affirmation of just rule. As a result of this study and a close reading of al-Ādāb al-Sulṭānīyah works, not only was it made clear that the al-Ādāb al-Sulṭānīyah genre and its authors did not intend to legitimize tyranny, but In fact, the genre and its authors vehemently opposed the transgressions of rulers.

Keywords: Al-Ādāb al-Sulṭānīyah, Ādāb al-Mulūk, Tyranny, Justice, Consultation, and Mirror of Princes

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Zatari, F., & Fili, O. (2022). The Image of Sulṭān in Islamic Mirror of Princes. darulfunun ilahiyat, 33(2), 463-479. https://doi.org/10.26650/di.2022.33.2.1131152


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Zatari F, Fili O. The Image of Sulṭān in Islamic Mirror of Princes. darulfunun ilahiyat [Internet]. 7 Dec. 2024 [cited 7 Dec. 2024];33(2):463-479. Available from: https://doi.org/10.26650/di.2022.33.2.1131152 doi: 10.26650/di.2022.33.2.1131152


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Zatari, Fadi - Fili, Omar. “The Image of Sulṭān in Islamic Mirror of Princes”. darulfunun ilahiyat 33/2 (Dec. 2024): 463-479. https://doi.org/10.26650/di.2022.33.2.1131152



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Submitted15.06.2022
Accepted27.09.2022
Published Online10.11.2022

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