Epistemological Strategies of Islamic Government in Institutionalizing Moral Values in International Relations with Emphasis on the Qur'an and Sunnah

Abstract

One of the functions of an Islamic government is to institutionalize moral values in relations between Muslim and non-Muslim states and nations. Using a descriptive and analytical method, this research seeks to answer, a basic question in this regard: what are the epistemological solutions of the Islamic government in institutionalizing moral values in international relations? Strategies for institutionalizing ethical values in international relations are generally divided into practical (behavioral) and epistemological solutions. Epistemological solutions can be divided into attitudinal, tendentious and functional solutions. Towhid (Monotheism), Risalah, Imamate, and resurrection are among the most important epistemological-attitudinal solutions that play a fundamental role in institutionalizing ethics in international relations, and the religious government is obliged to work toward strengthening these beliefs. Increasing the knowledge and awareness of the people, promoting the culture of justice, endorsing religious teachings in the form of free acceptance, and seeking one’s rights are among the tendentious epistemological solutions, and confronting harmful ideas such as heresy, eclecticism, and skepticism are among the functional epistemological solutions of the Islamic government in institutionalizing ethics in international relations.

Keywords

• moral values
• international relations
• institutionalization
• quran
• hadith