{"title":"Courses by M. Owais Khan","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"advanced-muslim-political-thought-and-realism-for-a-multi-civilisational-world","title":"Advanced Muslim Political Thought and Realism for a Multi-Civilisational World","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"txt-center top-10\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInstructor:  M. Owais Khan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003eDate\/times\u003c\/u\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNovember 15 - January 3, Saturdays 10 AM - 12 PM US Eastern Standard Time\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinal course registration is subject to a review process, the instructor and\/or AlQasas administration may refuse registration to any individual at their discretion. If your registration is declined a prompt refund will be issued.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"txt-center top-10\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003eCourse level:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"txt-center top-10\"\u003eIntermediate\/Advanced\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"txt-center top-10\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003eCourse description\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"txt-center top-10\"\u003eThis is an advanced seminar in classical Sunni political theory that excavates the buried tradition of Sunni political realism that flourished during the \"last flowering\" of Ittihad-i Islam (c. 1875-1950). Responding to the Ottoman Caliphate's collapse and Western hegemony, modern Muslim intellectuals engaged classical concepts of sovereignty (Imamah), political order (Nizam), and statecraft (Siyasa) to reconcile Islamic governance with modernity. The course challenges the reduction of Ittihad-i Islam to \"Pan-Islamism,\" revealing it as a sophisticated project reinterpreting foundational texts (al-Mawardi, al-Juwayni, Ibn Khaldun) to address freedom, representation, and international relations. We contrast this with the subsequent \"long interregnum\" of secular nationalism and Cold War Islamism, whose failures (post-2011 Arab Uprisings, Gaza 2023) underscore the urgent need to recover classical paradigms. Through primary sources and critical political theology, students will reconstruct core Sunni foundations of classical political theory: Jahiliya (political anarchy), Dairah al-Adl (circle of justice), Asabiyya (elite solidarity), and cyclical state dynamics. The goal is to reignite Sunni political ethics capable of informing a civilizational pole in today’s multipolar world, moving beyond reactionary ideologies toward a realist tradition grounded in prophetic state-building and balanced governance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003eStudent Learning Outcomes\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaster core concepts of classical Sunni political thought (Imamah, Siyasa, Jahiliya, Nizam).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReconstruct Sunni theories of sovereignty, constitutionalism, state formation\/collapse.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Develop fluency in comparing Sunni political theology with Western realism (Hobbes, Schmitt).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvaluate the relevance of classical paradigms for contemporary Muslim political revival.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003eRequired Texts (Selection)\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"txt-center top-10\"\u003eCourse Reader: Key excerpts will be provided before class from al-Juwayni (Ghiyāth al-Umam), al-Mawardi (al-Ahkam al-Sultaniyya), Ibn Khaldun (Muqaddimah), Ibn al-Azraq (Bada’i al-Silk), Shah Waliullah (Hujjatullah al-Baligha), al-Turtushi (Siraj al-Muluk) \u0026amp; Secondary Source material\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"txt-center top-10\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"txt-center top-10\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003eCourse schedule\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; height: 1589.64px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 35.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 99.262%; height: 35.5938px;\" colspan=\"3\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAdvanced Muslim Political Thought and Realism for a Multi-Civilisational World\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 99.262%; height: 19.5938px;\" colspan=\"3\"\u003eSaturdays 10 AM - 12 PM EST \u003cspan\u003e(United States Eastern Standard Time) \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 363.125px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 7.74908%; height: 363.125px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeek 1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 10.7011%; height: 363.125px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNovember 15\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 80.8118%; height: 363.125px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Muslim Political Reborn - Sunni Realism against the Forces of Gnosticism and Populism \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnalyze the Concept of Siyāsah\/ʿIlm al-Madīna vs. Greek Politeia\/Polis ?\u003cbr\u003eEstablishing Sunni Realism: Against Nihilism, Gnostic Utopianism and Populism \u003cbr\u003eSunni centrism as antidote to political extremism \u003cbr\u003eThinking like a Muslim: Rejecting Left\/Right Dichotomies.\u003cbr\u003ePolitical Cycles as Cosmic Law: Introducing the Khaldūnian frame \u003cbr\u003eTurchin’s secular cycles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 110.375px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 7.74908%; height: 110.375px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeek 2\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 10.7011%; height: 110.375px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNovember 22\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 80.8118%; height: 110.375px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe State of Nature in Islam\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnarchy (Jāhiliya) as State of Nature. Al-Ghiyathi, pages 560, the fourth rank.\u003cbr\u003ePre-Islamic systemic dysfunction, The Hadith of Ja’far with Najashi, Milestones 80-84, Tafsir of Surah Ibrahim verse 1. \u003cbr\u003eHobbesian parallels, Leviathan Ch 13-14, \u003cbr\u003eBay‘ah as the formation of the Jama’a, Bay’ah al-Aqaba Sirat Ibn Hisham.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 161.969px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 7.74908%; height: 161.969px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeek 3\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 10.7011%; height: 161.969px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNovember 29\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 80.8118%; height: 161.969px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNecessity of Political Authority\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSovereignty (Imāmah\/Khilāfat al-Nubuwwa), Maturidi, Juwaini, Ibn al-Azraq, Taftazani\u003cbr\u003eBodin\/Schmitt comparisons on indivisible authority\u003cbr\u003eMulk \/ Sultaniyya, Ibn Khuldun and Ibn al-Azraq\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 291.938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 7.74908%; height: 291.938px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeek 4\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 10.7011%; height: 291.938px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDecember 6\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 80.8118%; height: 291.938px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSunni Constitutionalism \u0026amp; State Formation\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePolitical Order (Niẓām) \u0026amp; Body Politic (Ummah)\u003cbr\u003eJama’a and Aṣabiyya (social cohesion) as state backbone\u003cbr\u003eBoundaries of political belonging (Mūmin vs. Kāfir)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 165.547px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 7.74908%; height: 165.547px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeek 5\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 10.7011%; height: 165.547px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDecember 13\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 80.8118%; height: 165.547px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Birth of Elites\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAhl al-Ḥall wal-ʿAqd (electors) as constitutional cornerstone\u003cbr\u003eElite Representation (Aṣḥāb al-ʿAṣabiyya)\u003cbr\u003eOrganic elite theory (Ibn Khaldūn)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 126.375px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 7.74908%; height: 126.375px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeek 6\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 10.7011%; height: 126.375px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDecember 20\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 80.8118%; height: 126.375px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eElite Institutions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShūrā (consultation) \u003cbr\u003eCirculation mechanisms: Merit vs. heredity\u003cbr\u003eCase: Ottoman A’yān system\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 129.969px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 7.74908%; height: 129.969px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeek 7\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 10.7011%; height: 129.969px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDecember 27\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 80.8118%; height: 129.969px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeparation of Powers and the Rule of Law \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Circle of Justice\" as state longevity formula - (Dā’irat al-ʿAdl)\u003cbr\u003eSayfiyya and Kalamiyya\u003cbr\u003eRule of Law - Fiqh\/Siyasah - Sharīʿa-Qānūn (divine\/state law) dialectic\u003cbr\u003eḤisba (public accountability) institutions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 129.969px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 7.74908%; height: 129.969px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeek 8\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 10.7011%; height: 129.969px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJanuary 3\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 80.8118%; 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