The Image of Sulṭān in Islamic Mirror of Princes
This article seeks to explore the claims that al-Ādāb al-Sulṭānīyah literature legitimized tyranny, involving subverting religion to be a tool in the hands of political authorities and legitimizing the absolute authority of the ruler above the people, justifying his actions on a religious basis to e...
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| description | This article seeks to explore the claims that al-Ādāb al-Sulṭānīyah literature legitimized tyranny, involving subverting religion to be a tool in the hands of political authorities and legitimizing the absolute authority of the ruler above the people, justifying his actions on a religious basis to establish an unquestioned and consequence-free rule. The article questions this approach for its anachronism and misunderstanding of al-Ādāb al-Sulṭānīyah literature’s nature and objectives regarding its views on political authority and tyranny. The work’s significant focus is the primary sources of al-Ādāb al-Sulṭānīyah authors to get a more comprehensive image in order to affirm whether there was a systematic effort to legitimize tyranny or whether it an affirmation of just rule. As a result of this study and a close reading of al-Ādāb al-Sulṭānīyah works, not only was it made clear that the al-Ādāb al-Sulṭānīyah genre and its authors did not intend to legitimize tyranny, but In fact, the genre and its authors vehemently opposed the transgressions of rulers. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1e38b5e9fafa453b890f7bc05d99d4fe2025-08-20T02:58:40ZaraIstanbul University PressDarulfunun Ilahiyat2651-50832022-12-0133246347910.26650/di.2022.33.2.1131152123456The Image of Sulṭān in Islamic Mirror of PrincesFadi Zatari0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6413-7407Omar Fili1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0421-1350İstanbul Sabahattin Zaim Üniversitesi, Istanbul, Turkiyeİstanbul Sabahattin Zaim Üniversitesi, Istanbul, TurkiyeThis article seeks to explore the claims that al-Ādāb al-Sulṭānīyah literature legitimized tyranny, involving subverting religion to be a tool in the hands of political authorities and legitimizing the absolute authority of the ruler above the people, justifying his actions on a religious basis to establish an unquestioned and consequence-free rule. The article questions this approach for its anachronism and misunderstanding of al-Ādāb al-Sulṭānīyah literature’s nature and objectives regarding its views on political authority and tyranny. The work’s significant focus is the primary sources of al-Ādāb al-Sulṭānīyah authors to get a more comprehensive image in order to affirm whether there was a systematic effort to legitimize tyranny or whether it an affirmation of just rule. As a result of this study and a close reading of al-Ādāb al-Sulṭānīyah works, not only was it made clear that the al-Ādāb al-Sulṭānīyah genre and its authors did not intend to legitimize tyranny, but In fact, the genre and its authors vehemently opposed the transgressions of rulers.https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/B4CC8F886E964A13A7F14FAE53F917DDal-ādāb al-sulṭānīyahādāb al-mulūktyrannyjusticeconsultationand mirror of princes |
| spellingShingle | Fadi Zatari Omar Fili The Image of Sulṭān in Islamic Mirror of Princes Darulfunun Ilahiyat al-ādāb al-sulṭānīyah ādāb al-mulūk tyranny justice consultation and mirror of princes |
| title | The Image of Sulṭān in Islamic Mirror of Princes |
| title_full | The Image of Sulṭān in Islamic Mirror of Princes |
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| title_short | The Image of Sulṭān in Islamic Mirror of Princes |
| title_sort | image of sultan in islamic mirror of princes |
| topic | al-ādāb al-sulṭānīyah ādāb al-mulūk tyranny justice consultation and mirror of princes |
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