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Sociology and Anthropology Vol. 3(5), pp. 251 - 258
DOI: 10.13189/sa.2015.030501
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Islamic Muslim Brotherhood Scholars and "Arab Spring" in Palestine
Shaul Bartal *
Department of Middle Eastern Studies, Bar Ilan University, Israel
ABSTRACT
This article shows the connections between three subjects --the "Arab Spring", Yus奴f al-Qara岣嵞亀墨 and Ham膩s and their war against Israel. The recent upheavals in the Arab world commonly referred to as the "Arab Spring" have elicited reactions on the part of various Islamic figures. The most important of these is Sheikh Yus奴f al-Qara岣嵞亀墨, the leading Islamic scholar and the spiritual leader of Ham膩s. Al-Qara岣嵞亀墨 supports the revolutions and regime changes by the Muslim Brotherhood. He bases his views upon the teachings of Sayyid Qu峁璪, the paradigm of Takf墨r. According to Sayyid Qu峁璪, societies that don't behave according to Islam are infidel societies. This includes secular rulers like 岣sn墨 Mubrak and Mu士ammar al-Qadh膩f墨. Therefore, they must be replaced by a truly Islamic society. According to al-Qara岣嵞亀墨 , the Arab Spring period is the for that type of replacement. Ham膩s, as presented by Kh膩lid Ab奴 Arfa and others, is the organization that should benefit from the Arab Spring revolutions. The Islamic revolutions and the new Islamic regimes in Tunisia, Egypt and others can help Ham膩s in the way of jih膩d against Israel. The Pan Islamism of the Muslim Brotherhood could be also harbinger of the state of Israel.
KEYWORDS
Al-Qara岣嵞亀墨, Ham膩s, "Arab Spring", "Muslim Brotherhood", Sayyid Qu峁璪, Kh膩lid Ab奴arfa, Islam, Revolution, Jih膩d
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[1] Shaul Bartal , "Islamic Muslim Brotherhood Scholars and "Arab Spring" in Palestine," Sociology and Anthropology, Vol. 3, No. 5, pp. 251 - 258, 2015. DOI: 10.13189/sa.2015.030501.
(b). APA Format:
Shaul Bartal (2015). Islamic Muslim Brotherhood Scholars and "Arab Spring" in Palestine. Sociology and Anthropology, 3(5), 251 - 258. DOI: 10.13189/sa.2015.030501.