What is it about?
As Boko Haram tries to establish a new caliphate, while imposing Shari’ah law and persecuting and kidnapping young girls, it is timely to enquire into both the workings of the early caliphate and the role an Islamic state should play in the world. The aim of this paper is both to counter Boko Haram’s approach to the caliphate and examine the administration of Umar bin Abdul Aziz (715-717CE).
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Why is it important?
My findings suggests that, despite Muslim dreams of a ‘return of the caliphate’, this concept means different things to different people. While Boko Haram violently struggles for power, Islam encourages sovereignty based on honour and gained through better actions and faith.
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Writing this article was a great pleasure as it was an opportunity to learn from the past in order to have a better future. This study also lead to the examination of Umar bin Abdul Aziz as a devoted Muslim who set new standards for what a Muslim ruler should be like.
Dr. AbdulGafar Olawale Fahm
University of Ilorin
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This page is a summary of: Boko Haram's Claim to a Caliphate : Is It Credible ?, Islam and Civilisational Renewal, July 2017, Al Manhal FZ, LLC,
DOI: 10.12816/0042926.
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