Browsing by Author "Berghout, Abdelaziz, Ph.D"

ABSTRACT This study examined the reality of feminist organizations in the Kurdistan region and their activities related to Islamic jurisprudence. It also explained their criticisms of Islamic jurisprudence to determine the extent of their validity and the implications of their demands in the Kurdistan region. The study achieves this by exploring the history of the emergence of this movement in the West, uncovering the underlying approaches and adopting philosophies as a cornerstone for criticizing jurisprudential rulings. The nature of the study required the adoption of inductive, analytical, comparative, and field approaches. These approaches were employed to trace and elucidate the factors that led to these organization's emergence, to identify their trends, and to demonstrate the intellectual philosophies they adopted. This aimed to understand the reality of the Kurdistan region and the status of women within it, and subsequently to assess and analyze the demands of these organizations from a jurisprudential perspective. This approach sought to directly take their opinions without intermediaries and biases, as required by the principles of fairness and impartiality. The study sample included a variety of feminist organizations and movements, both secular and Islamic. The results showed that the criticisms directed at Islamic jurisprudence stem from a lack of thorough understanding of this science. According to interviews conducted by the researcher, many female activists demonstrated limited knowledge of jurisprudential rulings. Therefore, most of their criticism comes from a superficial reading of books and magazines available to them. Thus, this study revealed that these women not only lack full knowledge and understanding of Islamic jurisprudence but also of feminist ideology and its dangers. Their defence of this movement stems from their ignorance of the ideas it adopted, and their criticisms of jurists are characterized by unfairness and lack of knowledge. It is impermissible to derive jurisprudential rulings with prior knowledge and expertise once the jurist possesses this knowledge. The study also revealed that these organizations have significantly influenced Kurdish society in general. Therefore, the study recommended the necessity of researching and investigating these organization's activities, due to the gravity and seriousness of the issues they focus on, and their consequential effects on society. Therefore, it is necessary to educate family members about the religious and national duties, and the need to inform the public opinion about the customs and traditions that have caused injustice against women.

The study aimed to identify the qualities of good leadership and its role in developing the management of the Islamic thought: "A study of the model of Abdul Malik bin Marwan". It identified the political, social, and administrative situation in his reign as the most prominent features of the successful administrative leadership. The study also showed the impact of the successful administrative leadership on the development of management in Islamic thought, relating to the efforts of the great Caliph. It determined to what extent it is possible to benefit from his leadership model in developing leadership qualities in our contemporary time. Descriptive analytical approach was followed in the study through induction and text analysis. The study concluded that the successful administrative leadership of the above-mentioned Caliph was due to his special attention to the administrative system in his rule of the Islamic state. He followed the approach of the Caliph Muawiya bin Abi Sufyan in developing institutions and taking care of reforms, and thus he developed and promoted the administrative system. He also Arabized management and monetary, which is known as the Arabization movement. In addition, the Caliph Abdul Malik bin Marwan got an assistance of hiring a large elite of the most skilled men of his time in administrative policy. Besides, he organized the Islamic state on the basis of adherence to authority, sovereignty, and monopoly in which he organized the ruling system in a way that made him the unique master of the state. The study presented a set of recommendations, the most important of which is the necessity of directing scientific attention to such important and unique topics, through Islamic models and leaders in the Islamic history. The current study also presented a set of proposals in light of its findings.

The current study aims to identify the role of leadership competencies (malakat) and their importance in human development. The study focuses on the concept of leadership malakat, according to Ibn Khaldun's introduction. It also explores Ibn Khaldun's approach and how to make use of it in our contemporary reality. The study adopted the descriptive analytical approach through induction, textual analysis, and their use in inference and conclusion. The study concluded that Ibn Khaldun's approach concerning leadership competencies (malakat) is extremely effective and unique. In order to enhance the capabilities of the administrative leadership and establish an ethical and value based culture that allows the renewal of human association, solving the problems that the Islamic nation and organising our lives in line with the Islamic way of life through education, learning and leadership development. The study suggested a set of recommendations, including: supporting more research that studies the introduction of Ibn Khaldun in all areas of both lives materially and socially, and the need to direct Muslim researchers to study the issues of human leadership in the light of the monotheistic vision. The study proposed a set of topics and issues to be addressed in the upcoming studies and researches in this important area.