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1925–2003 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Alija Izetbegović (8 August 1925 – 19 October 2003) was a Bosnian activist, philosopher, and politician, president of Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1990 to 1996 and member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1996 to 2000, and author of several books, including Islam Between East and West.
Bosnia and Herzegovina Lawyers Philosophers Politicians Also known as: Izetbegović, Alija, Izetbegovic
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History does not relate any true revolution which came from power. All began with education and meant in essence a moral summons.
The Islamic Declaration (1970)
This may not be a just peace, but it is more just than the continuation of war.
Bosnia should be a secular state. A non-secular Bosnia would be terror.
Sleep peacefully people, there will not be a war.
The upbringing of the people, and particularly means of mass influence - the press, radio, television, and film - should be in the hands of people whose good Islamic moral and intellectual authority is indisputable.
The Islamic Declaration (1970)
The idea of Islamic renewal, which understands Islam as capable not only of educating human beings but also of ordering the world, will always have two types of people as its opponents: conservatives who want the old forms, and modernists who want someone else's forms.
The Islamic Declaration (1970)
Islam contains the principle of the umma, i.e. a tendency towards the unification of all Muslims in a single community - religious, cultural and political. Islam is not a nationality, but it is the supranationality of this community.
The Islamic Declaration (1970)
The Islamic order can only be established in countries where Muslims represent the majority of the population. If this is not the case, the Islamic order is reduced to mere power (as the other element - an Islamic society - is missing) and may turn to violence. The non-Muslim minorities within an Islamic state, on condition that they are loyal, enjoy religious freedom and all protection.
The Islamic Declaration (1970)
When considering these matters, the dilemma inevitably arises - albeit only for a moment - that a shorter way to the Islamic order would be by taking power... This is mere temptation. History does not relate any true revolution which came from power. All began with education and meant in essence a moral summons.
The Islamic Declaration (1970)
There are immutable Islamic principles which order relations between people, but there is no Islamic economic, social or political structure which cannot be changed... Nothing which can make the world a better place can be rejected out of hand as non-Islamic... In order to be Islamic, a solution must fulfill two conditions: it must be maximally efficient and maximally humane.
The Islamic Declaration (1970)
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