Discussing Islamic Fundamentalism and Its Role in Politicizing Religion ()
ABSTRACT
One of
the meanings of Fundamentalism means literal adherence to religious texts,
closure in the past, and contempt for the present and the future together. This
is because fundamentalists always look back, not forward. They are fixed to a specific
moment in the past, a moment that transcends all moments! Islamic
fundamentalism, as explained in the Literatures of fundamentalist groups
themselves, is an idea based on adhering to the fundamentals of religion and
returning to the beginnings, as was the case during the era of the Prophet and
his companions. The central theme of this article is to gain a deeper understanding, and wider discussion
of Islamic Fundamentalism; a
phenomenon whose destructive effects have reached the four corners of the
world. The danger that Islamic fundamentalism poses is that it is the main
supplier of ideas to jihadist militias who have carried out most of the
terrorist acts in the world. The article, also, tried hard to explore the type of relationship between
religion and politics in Islamic fundamentalist thought.
Share and Cite:
Shboul, H. (2020) Discussing Islamic Fundamentalism and Its Role in Politicizing Religion.
Open Journal of Political Science,
10, 626-637. doi:
10.4236/ojps.2020.104037.