Is the Theory of Social Contract the Same as the Bay’ah Pledge of Allegiance that Islam Legislated to Appoint a Ruler?
- Published in Al-Waie Magazine
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Many intellectuals have exaggerated in their comparison of the theory of social contract of Jean-Jacques Rousseau and other European Enlightenment philosophers to the bay’ah (pledge of allegiance) established by Islam. The theory of social contract of Rousseau and others does not address how the ruler assumes power, although they address this issue in some of their theories.
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