The Objectives of Fighting in the Muslim State and Its Impact on the Social Peace

Abstract

The researcher attempts to study the provisions of fighting among Muslims, as a complex and complicated phenomenon with many overlapping causes that destabilize security and social peace. This study is based on a general hypothesis that the different forms of fighting, in terms of their effects, cannot be understood in the same way or by referring them to the same factors. The study views, from a different perspective, that relying on the Shariah objectives (maqasid) shall help to understand those effects by highlighting the effect of that fighting in terms of its occurrence, variety, and consequences on the social peace. This propels us to formulate a correct conceptualization that is related to the reality of the life in the society, and the governing relationships among its forces and classes. The research aims to analyze the causes of fighting inside the Muslim state along with its severe consequences on the security and safety of the Muslim society, along with identifying the treatment of some of the problems that surrounded this age from the perspective of Shariah objectives (maqasid). The researcher utilizes the inductive methodology for surveying the objectives (maqasid) in the texts, particularly in the field of fighting inside the Muslim state, in addition to the descriptive and analytical approaches in presenting them. At the end of the research, the researcher finds out that, in terms of Islamic Shariah objectives (maqasid), the significance of considering the Shariah objectives (maqasid) is clearly noted so as to preserve stability and order in the Muslim state, which contributes to achieve the social peace.