Vyama vya Kiisilamu : kwa nini hawawezi kuwa ya kidemokrasia

Bassam Tibi

Noting Islamism’s growing appeal and strength on the ground, many

Western scholars and officials have been grasping for some way to take

an inclusionary approach toward it. In keeping with this desire, ina

become fashionable contemptuously to dismiss the idea of insisting on

clear and rigorous distinctions as “academic.” When it comes to Islam

and democracy, this deplorable fashion has been fraught with unfortunate

consequences.

Intelligent discussion of Islamism, demokrasia, and Islam requires

clear and accurate definitions. Without them, analysis will collapse into

confusion and policy making will suffer. My own view, formed after

miaka thelathini ya utafiti na tafakari kuhusu jambo hilo, huo ni Uislamu na

demokrasia kweli inaendana, ili mradi kwamba baadhi ya muhimu ya kidini

mageuzi yanafanywa. Tabia ya kufanya mageuzi kama haya ni nini

Naona kukosa Uislamu wa kisiasa. Maslahi yangu binafsi—kama Mwarabu-

Mtaalamu na mtaalamu wa demokrasia ya Kiislamu-ni kukuza uanzishwaji huo

ya demokrasia ya kisekula ndani ya upeo wa ustaarabu wa Kiislamu.

Ili kusaidia kuondoa mkanganyiko ambao mara nyingi huzunguka

mada hii, Nitaweka mambo kadhaa ya msingi ya kuzingatia. Ya kwanza ni

hiyo, kufikia hapa; kufikia sasa, Matendo ya Magharibi dhidi ya Uislamu wa kisiasa yamekuwa na makosa

kwa sababu wamekosa msingi wa tathmini yenye msingi.

Isipokuwa bahati mbaya itaingilia kati, hakuna sera inayoweza kuwa bora kuliko tathmini

ambayo ni msingi wake. Tathmini sahihi ni mwanzo wa

hekima yote ya vitendo.

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