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Allama Muhammad Iqbal’s philosophy of Political Islam heavily emphasizes the concept of:
AAbsolute Monarchy
BKhudi (Selfhood/Individual Personality) and Ijtihad
CPan-Secularism
DPassive Isolationism
Who among the following was the founder of the Muslim Brotherhood (Ikhwan al-Muslimun) in Egypt in 1928?
ASayyid Qutb
BAbul A'la Maududi
CHassan al-Banna
DJamal al-Din al-Afghani
Jamal al-Din al-Afghani is best known in modern political history as the primary exponent of:
AArab Nationalism
BLaicite Secularism
CMonarchism
DPan-Islamism
The book ‘Nasihat al-Muluk’ (Counsel for Kings) was written by:
AAl-Ghazali
BAl-Farabi
CIbn Sina
DIbn Khaldun
According to Al-Mawardi, the contract of Imamah (Caliphate) is concluded through:
AHereditary divine right
BElectoral choice by 'Ahl al-Hall wa al-Aqd' (Those who bind and loose)
CForeign military appointment
DRandom drawing of lots
The American Constitution established a presidential system with a strong principle of:
AUnicameral Supremacy
BParliamentary Sovereignty
CChecks and Balances
DUnitary Centralization
Who authored the famous treatise ‘Al-Madina al-Fadila’ (The Virtuous City)?
AAl-Farabi
BIbn Khaldun
CAl-Mawardi
DAl-Ghazali
The concept of ‘Asabiyyah’ (social cohesion or group solidarity) was formulated by:
AShah Waliullah
BIbn Khaldun
CAl-Biruni
DIbn Rushd
Which classical Islamic jurist/political thinker authored ‘Al-Ahkam al-Sultaniyya’ (The Laws of Islamic Governance)?
AAl-Ghazali
BIbn Taymiyyah
CAl-Mawardi
DNizam al-Mulk
Nizam al-Mulk Tusi, the famous Seljuk Grand Vizier, authored which classical treatise on administration?
AIhya Ulum al-Din
BTafhim-ul-Quran
CKitab al-Kharaj
DSiyasatnama (Book of Government)