Religion and Politics

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All religions aim to provide a code of life for mankind. Apart from other tenets, this code establishes laws that govern all areas of man's life. Thus the laws established by the religion Islam are termed as Shariah. The paper shows that modern-day Muslims are sometimes not in favor of the application of Shariah because they are not inclined towards following all the given tenets of Islam. This paper discusses the problems that are encountered while applying Shariah in any given society, partly because of the individual opposition to the practice of religion and partly because of the role politics play. The paper focuses on societies in Malaysia and Nigeria.

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"'Islamism' is a concept so vague and encompassing that it can be interpreted in a variety of ways. In a country such as Malaysia, it refers to the concept of collective groupings, political parties and social movements made up of politically active followers of Islam (Fatimi, 1963). This concept would include everything from Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs), research institutions, collectives or social movements etc. The other angle to this provides a more restrictive definition where Islamism is any sort of political or social activity undertaken by leaders of the Muslim world. Rejecting neither of these and accepting both, we can say that 'Islamism' in its most basic form refers to any and every kind of social, economic, cultural or political project that is connected with Islamic tenets in some way or the other. In short, Islamism is a platform for all those who share the same Islamic discourse and moral vocabulary."

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