Islamism

Also known as political Islam, Islamic Extremism, radical Islam

Islamism is a range of religious and political ideological movements that believe that Islam should influence political systems. Its proponents believe Islam is innately political, and that Islam as a political system is superior to communism, liberal democracy, capitalism, and other alternatives in achieving a just, successful society. The advocates of Islamism, also known as "al-Islamiyyun", are usually affiliated with Islamic institutions or social mobilization movements, emphasizing the implementation of sharia, pan-Islamic political unity, and the creation of Islamic states.

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Islamism refers to a set of religious and political movements that advocate for Islam to play a central role in shaping government and political systems, based on the belief that Islamic law and governance are superior to other political models. It matters because Islamist movements and ideas significantly influence politics, policy, and social movements in many parts of the world, particularly in Muslim-majority regions.

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Terminology
Definitions
Relationship between Islam and Islamism
Ideology
Islamic revival
Restoration of the Caliphate
Anti-Westernization
Strength of identity politics
Anti-communist stances
Influence
Types
Moderate and reformist Islamism
Salafi movement
Militant Islamism/Jihadism
Qutbism
Salafi Jihadism
Shi'i Islamism
Ruling Islamic Jurist
Shi'ism and Iran
Historical figures
Explanations for the growth and popularity of Islamism
Sociological, economic and political
Charitable work
Economic stagnation
Sociology of rural migration
Geopolitics
State-sponsorship
Saudi Arabia
Qatar
Pakistan
Western support of Islamism during and after the Cold War
History
Preceding movements
Early history
Sayyid Rashid Rida
Muhammad Iqbal
Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi
Muslim Brotherhood
Sayyid Qutb (1906–1966)
Six-Day War (1967)
Iranian Revolution (1978–1979)
Grand Mosque seizure (1979)
Pakistan's Islamization (1979)
Soviet invasion of Afghanistan (1979–1989)
Persian Gulf War (1990–1991)
Social and cultural triumph in the 2000s and 2010s
"Post-Islamism"
Criticism
Parties and organizations
See also
References
Notes
Citations
Bibliography
Books
Journals
External links

In its original formulation, Islamism described an ideology seeking to revive Islam to its past assertiveness and glory, purifying it of foreign elements, reasserting its role into "social and political as well as personal life"; and in particular "reordering government and society in accordance with laws prescribed by Islam" (i.e. Sharia). According to at least one observer (author Robin Wright), Islamist movements have "arguably altered the Middle East more than any trend since the modern states gained independence", redefining "politics and even borders". Another sole author (Graham E. Fuller) has argued for a broader notion of Islamism as a form of identity politics, involving "support for [Muslim] identity, authenticity, broader regionalism, revivalism, [and] revitalization of the community."