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The Ideal Muslim Society: as defined in the Qurʼan and Sunnah
In a world plagued with wars, racism, political turmoil, economic downturns and social anguish, many people are looking for an alternative in which justice, freedom, decency and common sense will prevail. Such societies have existed in the past, in the golden eras of Islamic civilization, and we have the hope that, if Allah wills, such a society may appear again.
In The Ideal Muslim Society , Dr. Muhammad ‘Ali al-Hashimi gives us a detailed picture of what this society would look like. Drawing on his extensive research of Islamic history and contrasting the ideal with the sorry state of affairs in human societies today, he explores the religious, political, economic, social and other facets of this ideal society, illustrating everything from the responsibilities of those in authority to the interactions between individuals on the humblest levels. For those who are longing to see a better world, this book offers practical ideas and hope.
In The Ideal Muslim Society , Dr. Muhammad ‘Ali al-Hashimi gives us a detailed picture of what this society would look like. Drawing on his extensive research of Islamic history and contrasting the ideal with the sorry state of affairs in human societies today, he explores the religious, political, economic, social and other facets of this ideal society, illustrating everything from the responsibilities of those in authority to the interactions between individuals on the humblest levels. For those who are longing to see a better world, this book offers practical ideas and hope.
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First published January 1, 2002
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محمد علي الهاشمي
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ولد في مدينة حلب بسورية سنة 1925م لأسرة متدينة عريقة، لها نسب مكتوب بآل البيت.
أنهى دراسته الثانوية في حلب، وتقدم إلى مسابقة أجريت لاختيار معلمين سنة 1952، وكان الأول فيها، وعيّن معلما في مدينة حلب حتى عام 1954، إذ تقدم إلى مسابقة أخرى، لاختيار عدد من حملة الشهادة الثانوية من جميع أنحاء سورية، وابتعاثهم لدراسة اللغة العربية والتربية، فكان الناجح الوحيد من المتقدمين إلى هده المسابقة في مدينة حلب.
انتقل بعد ذلك إلى دمشق، حيث أمضى دراسته الجامعية من عام 1954 حتى عام 1959، وحصل على الإجازة في الآداب وعلوم اللغة العربية من كلية الآداب بجامعة دمشق، وعلى الإجازة في التربية وأصول التدريس من كلية التربية بجامعة دمشق أيضاً عام 1960.
عيّن بعد تخرجه مدرساً في ثانويات حلب عام 1960، ولبث في التدريس فيها حتى عام 1974.
حصل على شهادة (الماجستير) من كلية الآداب بجامعة القاهرة عام 1965، ثم على شهادة الدكتوراه عام 1970 من الجامعة نفسها.
قدم إلى المملكة العربية السعودية سنة 1382 هـ، 1962م أول مرة، حيث درّس في كليتي الشريعة واللغة العربية ثلاث سنوات، عاد بعدها إلى سورية.
بعد حصوله على شهادة (الدكتوراه) قام بالتدريس في كلية الآداب بجامعة حلب مدة سنتين، سافر بعدهما إلى المملكة العربية السعودية مرة ثانية بطلب من جامعة الإمام محمد بن سعود الإسلامية، حيث تعاقدت معه على التدريس في كلية اللغة العربية، وكان ذلك عام 1394هـ، 1973م. وقد بقي فيها حتى عام 1408هـ ، 1988م.
انتقل في أول العام الجامعي 1408هـ، 1988م إلى التدريس في كلية الآداب للبنات، وبقي فيها حتى بلوغه السنّ القانونية في أول عام 1416هـ، 1996م. وانصرف بعدها إلى المطالعة والبحث والتأليف.
حضر عدة مؤتمرات علمية وأدبية في المملكة العربية السعودية والبلاد العربية والإسلامية
ولد في مدينة حلب بسورية سنة 1925م لأسرة متدينة عريقة، لها نسب مكتوب بآل البيت.
أنهى دراسته الثانوية في حلب، وتقدم إلى مسابقة أجريت لاختيار معلمين سنة 1952، وكان الأول فيها، وعيّن معلما في مدينة حلب حتى عام 1954، إذ تقدم إلى مسابقة أخرى، لاختيار عدد من حملة الشهادة الثانوية من جميع أنحاء سورية، وابتعاثهم لدراسة اللغة العربية والتربية، فكان الناجح الوحيد من المتقدمين إلى هده المسابقة في مدينة حلب.
انتقل بعد ذلك إلى دمشق، حيث أمضى دراسته الجامعية من عام 1954 حتى عام 1959، وحصل على الإجازة في الآداب وعلوم اللغة العربية من كلية الآداب بجامعة دمشق، وعلى الإجازة في التربية وأصول التدريس من كلية التربية بجامعة دمشق أيضاً عام 1960.
عيّن بعد تخرجه مدرساً في ثانويات حلب عام 1960، ولبث في التدريس فيها حتى عام 1974.
حصل على شهادة (الماجستير) من كلية الآداب بجامعة القاهرة عام 1965، ثم على شهادة الدكتوراه عام 1970 من الجامعة نفسها.
قدم إلى المملكة العربية السعودية سنة 1382 هـ، 1962م أول مرة، حيث درّس في كليتي الشريعة واللغة العربية ثلاث سنوات، عاد بعدها إلى سورية.
بعد حصوله على شهادة (الدكتوراه) قام بالتدريس في كلية الآداب بجامعة حلب مدة سنتين، سافر بعدهما إلى المملكة العربية السعودية مرة ثانية بطلب من جامعة الإمام محمد بن سعود الإسلامية، حيث تعاقدت معه على التدريس في كلية اللغة العربية، وكان ذلك عام 1394هـ، 1973م. وقد بقي فيها حتى عام 1408هـ ، 1988م.
انتقل في أول العام الجامعي 1408هـ، 1988م إلى التدريس في كلية الآداب للبنات، وبقي فيها حتى بلوغه السنّ القانونية في أول عام 1416هـ، 1996م. وانصرف بعدها إلى المطالعة والبحث والتأليف.
حضر عدة مؤتمرات علمية وأدبية في المملكة العربية السعودية والبلاد العربية والإسلامية
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April 19, 2022It took me months to finish this, mainly because it was written more like a textbook so there’s a lot for me to take in and reflect while reading it.
This book acts as a comprehensive guide to build an Islamic society which I believe is crucial for all Muslims especially at this day and age. It’s important to highlight here that the author wrote about an “ideal” Muslim society, so realistically no such state can possibly be established except with a genuine collective effort from all Muslims around the world who share the same goal – to seek the pleasure of Allah in every single aspect of their lives.
The author made a lot of references to the time of the Prophet & also in the seventh and eighth centuries during the Islamic Golden Ages because these are the times when the Muslim society was at its best. The rulers were just & pious, the Muslims (scholars, businessmen) during that era were proactive, the social system was ahead of its time. It’s amazing how Islam took precedence in almost everything – social security through the establishment of zakah, equality amongst people, giving women rights to inheritance. And this was 1400 years ago! Centuries later the British legal system still gave everything to the eldest son, leaving the rest of the heirs at his mercy, and equality is still being fought for every minute today.
It’s a shame that we Muslims take these things for granted and fail to acknowledge how holistic Islam is. We have little knowledge of our own history & background, so it’s no surprise to see many Muslims today having doubts over their own identity.
Although the book is discussing the bigger picture ie society as a whole, I feel like it still hit home because ultimately for this ideal society to exist, it needs to start with its Muslims first. Throughout the book I learn how Islam really highlights the obligations of the Muslim toward the people around him. How he is responsible to use his resources to help the ummah, how his neighbors have rights over him, how there HAS to be action & practise after theory. So many things struck a chord with me, it got me thinking of my privileges and how much I’ve contributed to our brothers and sisters who are suffering on the other side of the globe.
Of course, those days where Muslims unite under one rule like the caliphate or the Ottoman sultanate are long gone what with nationalism and all that. But it doesn’t diminish the fact that the core values Islam upholds are still very relevant today. We just need the same level of awareness & appreciation on these values like the people before us, so that we can truly hidupkan again the glory days of Islam, even if it’s just among our small community.
I guess my final take is that despite how ridiculous the potrayal of Islam is on media today, we really need to remind ourselves that Islam in and of itself is already perfect. It’s us that needs to change & progress, and seek that “ideal” within ourselves. There’s so many things that we still have to learn, so many misinterpretations to be revised, so many doubts to dismantle. All we can do is our best.
This book acts as a comprehensive guide to build an Islamic society which I believe is crucial for all Muslims especially at this day and age. It’s important to highlight here that the author wrote about an “ideal” Muslim society, so realistically no such state can possibly be established except with a genuine collective effort from all Muslims around the world who share the same goal – to seek the pleasure of Allah in every single aspect of their lives.
The author made a lot of references to the time of the Prophet & also in the seventh and eighth centuries during the Islamic Golden Ages because these are the times when the Muslim society was at its best. The rulers were just & pious, the Muslims (scholars, businessmen) during that era were proactive, the social system was ahead of its time. It’s amazing how Islam took precedence in almost everything – social security through the establishment of zakah, equality amongst people, giving women rights to inheritance. And this was 1400 years ago! Centuries later the British legal system still gave everything to the eldest son, leaving the rest of the heirs at his mercy, and equality is still being fought for every minute today.
It’s a shame that we Muslims take these things for granted and fail to acknowledge how holistic Islam is. We have little knowledge of our own history & background, so it’s no surprise to see many Muslims today having doubts over their own identity.
Although the book is discussing the bigger picture ie society as a whole, I feel like it still hit home because ultimately for this ideal society to exist, it needs to start with its Muslims first. Throughout the book I learn how Islam really highlights the obligations of the Muslim toward the people around him. How he is responsible to use his resources to help the ummah, how his neighbors have rights over him, how there HAS to be action & practise after theory. So many things struck a chord with me, it got me thinking of my privileges and how much I’ve contributed to our brothers and sisters who are suffering on the other side of the globe.
Of course, those days where Muslims unite under one rule like the caliphate or the Ottoman sultanate are long gone what with nationalism and all that. But it doesn’t diminish the fact that the core values Islam upholds are still very relevant today. We just need the same level of awareness & appreciation on these values like the people before us, so that we can truly hidupkan again the glory days of Islam, even if it’s just among our small community.
I guess my final take is that despite how ridiculous the potrayal of Islam is on media today, we really need to remind ourselves that Islam in and of itself is already perfect. It’s us that needs to change & progress, and seek that “ideal” within ourselves. There’s so many things that we still have to learn, so many misinterpretations to be revised, so many doubts to dismantle. All we can do is our best.
November 11, 2012
From the translator, Nasiruddin al-Khattab:
In a world plagued with wars, racism, political turmoil, economic downturns and social anguish, many people are looking for an alternative in which justice, freedom, decency and common sense will prevail. Such societies have existed in the past, in the golden eras of Islamic civilization, and we have the hope that, if Allah wills, such a society may appear again.
In The Ideal Muslim Society , Dr. Muhammad ‘Ali al-Hashimi gives us a detailed picture of what this society would look like. Drawing on his extensive research of Islamic history and contrasting the ideal with the sorry state of affairs in human societies today, he explores the religious, political, economic, social and other facets of this ideal society, illustrating everything from the responsibilities of those in authority to the interactions between individuals on the humblest levels. For those who are longing to see a better world, this book offers practical ideas and hope.
In a world plagued with wars, racism, political turmoil, economic downturns and social anguish, many people are looking for an alternative in which justice, freedom, decency and common sense will prevail. Such societies have existed in the past, in the golden eras of Islamic civilization, and we have the hope that, if Allah wills, such a society may appear again.
In The Ideal Muslim Society , Dr. Muhammad ‘Ali al-Hashimi gives us a detailed picture of what this society would look like. Drawing on his extensive research of Islamic history and contrasting the ideal with the sorry state of affairs in human societies today, he explores the religious, political, economic, social and other facets of this ideal society, illustrating everything from the responsibilities of those in authority to the interactions between individuals on the humblest levels. For those who are longing to see a better world, this book offers practical ideas and hope.
April 24, 2018
takes long to read but it is completly understandable
July 4, 2021
This book gives an insight in to the way a muslim system operates as an individual and a society.
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