Presentation - The Differences between Al-Mawardi...

The Differences between
Al-Mawardi, Al-Ghazali and Ibn
Taymiyyah’s
political theories.
By:
Norhafizah Bt Hj. Mohamad
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Noor Waheedah Bt Abdul Razak
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Mohamad Azrul Amin B. Pozi
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Nurhazirah Bt Hizam
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INTRODUCTION
Al-Mawardi
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Abu Al-Hasan Al-Mawardi (972-1058 AD)
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He was born in Basrah during the year 972 C.E. and
died on 1058 C.E.
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Some of Al-Mawardi’s works are Kitab al-Hawi, at-Igna’,
Siyasat al-Mulk, Qawanin al-Wizarah, Abad al-Dunya w-
al-Din and al-Ahkam al-Sultaniyyah.
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His main political thought is embodied in his al-Ahkam
al-Sultaniyyah ( The Ordinances of Government)
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Other than political theory, he focussing on the details
of public administration and rules of government.

Al-Ghazali
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Abu Hamid al-Ghazali (1058-1111 AD)
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He was born in Tus, Persia, Great Seljuq Empire
and died in 18 December 1111 at age 53.
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He is one of the great jurists, theologians and
mystics of the 12
th
Century.
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Some of his work’s are al-iqtisad fi-I-iqtiqad
and al-mustazhiri.
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Al-iqtisad fi-I-iqtiqad is an exposition of the
nature and purpose of imama)

Ibn Taymiyyah
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Taqī al-Dīn Abū al-ʿAbbās Aḥmad ibn ʿAbd al-Salām ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn
Muḥammad ibn Taymiyyah
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Islamic scholar, theologian and logician.
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He was born in Harran,Turkey on 22 January 1263
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He died while in prison on 22 Zulkaedah 728 AH (27 September 1328).