Adwa' 'ala l-fikr al-siyasi al-Islami (book)
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| Editor | Saʿīd Mādiḥ |
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| Author | 'Īsa Ahmad Qasim |
| Language | Arabic |
| Subject | Political Islam |
| Genre | Friday Prayer Sermons |
| Publisher | Dār al-Maḥajja al-Bayḍāʾ |
Publication date | 1435/2014 |
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Aḍwāʾ ʿalā l-fikr al-siyāsī al-Islāmī (Arabic: أَضْوَاءٌ عَلَى الْفِكْرِ السِّيَاسِيِّ الْإِسْلَامِيِّ, lit. 'Lights on Islamic Political Thought') is a two-volume book in Arabic containing 500 Friday prayer sermons of 'Isa Ahmad Qasim, a Bahraini Shi'a cleric, delivered between 2001 and 2011.
This book reflects Qasim's views on topics such as the relationship between religion and politics, the sovereignty of religion, democracy, freedom, women's rights, Islamic Awakening, and the Palestinian cause. According to his view, religion governs politics. Democracy, as a system that gives the right of legislation to the people, is intellectually accepted but not necessarily fully endorsed from a religious perspective. Furthermore, he considers the normalization of relations with Israel as treason and delineates the political future of the world in three stages: confusion, the Reappearance (Zuhur) and global revolution, and the establishment of the global government of Islam under the leadership of Imam al-Mahdi (a).
The book was published in 1435/2014 by Dar al-Mahajja al-Bayda' publications in Beirut.
Introduction
The book Adwa' 'ala l-fikr al-siyasi al-Islami is a two-volume collection in Arabic compiled based on approximately 500 Friday prayer sermons of Isa Qassim, a Shi'a cleric from Bahrain, covering the period from 1422/2001 to 1433/2012.[1] This work addresses political reform as the main factor influencing various aspects of contemporary cultural, social, and economic life, emphasizing the view that political backwardness leads to backwardness in other arenas, including cultural and economic spheres.[2]
The compilation of this collection was carried out by Sa'id Madih.[1] In the book's introduction, he states that his role was limited to collecting, organizing, and adding titles, without altering the original content. The texts were extracted from the official website "Maktab al-Bayan lil-Muraja'at al-Diniyya" (www.albayan.org), and explanations or marginal notes added by 'Isa Qasim are included in the footnotes.[3]
This book was published in 1435/2014 by Dar al-Mahajjat al-Bayda publications in Beirut.[4]
About the Author
'Isa Qasim (b. 1942 or 1937) is a Shi'a cleric, socio-political activist,[5] and an opponent of the Al Khalifa regime in Bahrain.[6] He studied in the Islamic seminaries of Qom[7] and Najaf[8] and was a student of Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr, Muhammad Fadil Lankarani, Sayyid Kazim al-Ha'iri, and Sayyid Mahmud Hashimi Shahrudi. He was also a member of the Constituent Assembly and the National Assembly of Bahrain for some time.[9]
Content
The book Adwa' 'ala l-fikr al-siyasi al-Islami examines various topics related to Islamic political thought in two volumes and fourteen chapters. Some of its themes include:
Relationship between Religion and Politics: Religion and politics have a close relationship. Islam came with the aim of human elevation, forming a monotheistic society, and implementing social justice. Since politics also has similar duties in organizing society, if they move in the same path, religion and politics are considered aligned in the subject of the human being and their elevation.[10]
Sovereignty of Religion over Politics: According to Isa Qassim, religion is among the most essential matters, and preserving the purity, honesty, and authenticity of Islam is one of the most important duties. In his view, Islam must govern politics, and politics is considered subordinate to religion.[11]
Democracy: Democracy is introduced as a system that gives the right of legislation to the people and is efficient in solving governmental issues, but from a religious perspective, it is not necessarily fully accepted.[12]
Women's Rights: Men and women are considered equal in terms of the truth of creation, humanity, and Shari'a rulings, although there are differences between them in physical characteristics and suitability for certain roles.[13]
The Issue of Palestine: The occupation of Palestine and the normalization of relations by some Arab states with Israel are described as treason to the Palestinian nation, devaluation of their Jihad, negation of the history of sacrifices, and acceptance of defeat against Israel.[14] Islamic governments are invited to confront Israel and are forbidden from mere verbal condemnations and reliance on the US.[15] Muslim people are asked to boycott any economic support for Israel, continue protests and marches, and oppose compromise plans or the surrender of Palestine.[16]
Future: Isa Qassim divides the political future of the world into three stages: the stage of confusion, where humanity realizes the inefficiency of Western democracy and the necessity of religiosity;[17] the stage of Reappearance (Zuhur) and global revolution, which is described as the day of freedom and is accompanied by the establishment of justice;[18] and the stage of the establishment of the global government of Islam under the leadership of Imam al-Mahdi (a) as a universal government.[19]
Islamic Awakening: Islamic Awakening is introduced as the result of injustice, the deprivation of power from the people, humiliating policies of governments, and the spread of corruption.[20] Also, popular revolutions in Libya, Egypt, Tunisia, Syria, Yemen, and Bahrain are supported.[21]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Qāsim. Aḍwāʾ ʿalā l-fikr al-siyāsī al-Islāmī. Vol. 1, p. 6; "Qirāʾa fī kitāb: Aḍwāʾ ʿalā l-fikr al-siyāsī al-Islāmiyya", Al-Albayt University.
- ↑ "Qirāʾa fī kitāb: Aḍwāʾ ʿalā l-fikr al-siyāsī al-Islāmiyya", Al-Albayt University.
- ↑ Qāsim. Aḍwāʾ ʿalā l-fikr al-siyāsī al-Islāmī. Vol. 1, p. 7.
- ↑ "Aḍwāʾ ʿalā l-fikr al-siyāsī al-Islāmiyya", Noor Digital Library.
- ↑ Qāsim. ʿĀlim Rabbānī. p. 15; Qāsim. Aḍwāʾ ʿalā l-fikr al-siyāsī al-Islāmī. Vol. 1, p. 6.
- ↑ "Shaykh ʿĪsā Qāsim: Muqāwamat dar barābar-e razhīm-e Āl-e Khalīfa tā iṣlāḥ-e vaḍʿīyat idāme dārad", ABNA News Agency.
- ↑ Qāsim. ʿĀlim Rabbānī. p. 47.
- ↑ Qāsim. ʿĀlim Rabbānī. p. 31.
- ↑ Qāsim. Aḍwāʾ ʿalā l-fikr al-siyāsī al-Islāmī. Vol. 1, p. 6; Qāsim. ʿĀlim Rabbānī. pp. 15, 47.
- ↑ Qāsim. Aḍwāʾ ʿalā l-fikr al-siyāsī al-Islāmī. Vol. 1, pp. 29-30.
- ↑ Qāsim. Aḍwāʾ ʿalā l-fikr al-siyāsī al-Islāmī. Vol. 1, pp. 38-39.
- ↑ Qāsim. Aḍwāʾ ʿalā l-fikr al-siyāsī al-Islāmī. Vol. 1, p. 267.
- ↑ Qāsim. Aḍwāʾ ʿalā l-fikr al-siyāsī al-Islāmī. Vol. 2, pp. 94-95.
- ↑ Qāsim. Aḍwāʾ ʿalā l-fikr al-siyāsī al-Islāmī. Vol. 2, p. 446.
- ↑ Qāsim. Aḍwāʾ ʿalā l-fikr al-siyāsī al-Islāmī. Vol. 2, p. 435.
- ↑ Qāsim. Aḍwāʾ ʿalā l-fikr al-siyāsī al-Islāmī. Vol. 2, p. 436.
- ↑ Qāsim. Aḍwāʾ ʿalā l-fikr al-siyāsī al-Islāmī. Vol. 2, p. 510.
- ↑ Qāsim. Aḍwāʾ ʿalā l-fikr al-siyāsī al-Islāmī. Vol. 2, p. 526.
- ↑ Qāsim. Aḍwāʾ ʿalā l-fikr al-siyāsī al-Islāmī. Vol. 2, p. 530.
- ↑ Qāsim. Aḍwāʾ ʿalā l-fikr al-siyāsī al-Islāmī. Vol. 2, p. 457.
- ↑ Qāsim. Aḍwāʾ ʿalā l-fikr al-siyāsī al-Islāmī. Vol. 2, p. 475.
References
- "Aḍwāʾ ʿalā l-fikr al-siyāsī al-Islāmiyya" [Lights on Islamic Political Thought]. Noor Digital Library. Accessed: December 16, 2025.
- Qāsim, ʿĪsā Aḥmad. Aḍwāʾ ʿalā l-fikr al-siyāsī al-Islāmī [Lights on Islamic Political Thought]. Beirut, Dār al-Maḥajja al-Bayḍāʾ, 1st ed., 1435 AH.
- Qāsim, ʿĪsā Aḥmad. ʿĀlim Rabbānī. n.p, Dār al-Faqīh al-Muqāwim, 1st ed., 1437 AH.
- "Qirāʾa fī kitāb: Aḍwāʾ ʿalā l-fikr al-siyāsī al-Islāmiyya" [A Reading of the Book: Lights on Islamic Political Thought]. Al-Albayt University. Posted: December 13, 2023. Accessed: December 16, 2025.
- "Shaykh ʿĪsā Qāsim: Muqāwamat dar barābar-e razhīm-e Āl-e Khalīfa tā iṣlāḥ-e vaḍʿīyat idāme dārad" [Sheikh Isa Qassim: Resistance against Al Khalifa Regime Continues Until Situation Reform]. ABNA News Agency. Posted: July 23, 2020. Accessed: December 22, 2025.