The Civilization Approach to Political Freedom in the Holy Quran

Abstract

The purpose of the present study is to examine the civilized approach of the Qur'an to political freedom through an inferential-interpretive method. In this regard, we have discussed the political freedom and the constituent elements of civilization in the Holy Quran and the civilizing elements of freedom in this scripture. The results show that, according to the literature and logic of the Holy Quran, the major elements of civilization in political freedom can be traced to three elements: "free and independent", "freedom-seeking society", and "state-guaranteed and freedom-guaranteed state". The element, together, in an interactive-evolutionary process, will be an appropriate context for open-mindedness, knowledge production, and taking the first steps to shape Islamic civilization.

Keywords

• the holy quran
• civilization
• political freedom
• islamic state
• freedom seeking
• modern islamic civilization
• free society