Islamic Political Thought which forced the Ottomans to

which forced the Ottomans to re-think the need for state transformation and centralization under Selim III

It will also ask you to compare the orientalists’ ideas to Suyūtī

and historical case studies of the book

and Orhan and the establishment of the Ottomans

Sharī‘ah

Islamic Political Thought which forced the Ottomans toInstructor: Dr. Jaan Islam Date times: July 20 September 7, Sundays 10 AM 12 PM US Eastern Standard Time Course level: Intermediate Advanced Course description: This course offers an eight week introduction to Islamic political thought in both the premodern and postcolonial Islamic tradition, covering readings in both primary and secondary texts. Islamic political thought, or the theorization of Islamic politics (al siysa al shariyya) encompasses