Islamic polity
C17263
concept
An Islamic polity is a political entity whose governance, legal framework, and public life are formally grounded in Islamic principles, law (Sharia), and moral values, as interpreted by its ruling authorities and religious scholars.
Observed surface forms (7)
- Islamic monarchy ×7
- Islamic theocratic state ×3
- Muslim polity ×2
- Indo-Islamic polity ×1
- Islamic chieftaincy ×1
- early Islamic polity ×1
- traditional Muslim polity ×1
Instances (25)
- Sharifate of Mecca
- Malay sultanates via concept surface "Islamic monarchy"
- Johor-Riau-Lingga Sultanate via concept surface "Islamic monarchy"
- Imamate of the Caucasus via concept surface "Islamic theocratic state"
- Bauchi Emirate
- Kano Emirate (pre-jihad Hausa state)
- Hadejia Emirate
- Zaydi Imamate in Yemen
- Sultanates
- Sultanate of Lanao via concept surface "traditional Muslim polity"
- Warsangali Sultanate
- First Saudi State
- Medinan Muslim state via concept surface "early Islamic polity"
- Kelantan Sultanate via concept surface "Islamic monarchy"
- Terengganu Sultanate via concept surface "Islamic monarchy"
- Pasai
- Sultanate of Palembang via concept surface "Islamic monarchy"
- Sultanate of Jaunpur via concept surface "Indo-Islamic polity"
- Kasim Khanate via concept surface "Muslim polity"
- Selangor Sultanate via concept surface "Islamic monarchy"
- Imamate of Futa Jallon via concept surface "Islamic theocratic state"
- anti-caliphate of Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr
- Moroccan monarchy via concept surface "Islamic monarchy"
- Borgu Emirate via concept surface "Islamic chieftaincy"
- Futa Toro Imamate via concept surface "Islamic theocratic state"