Islamism
Faith-based governance movement
Islamism is a political ideology that seeks to order society according to Islamic principles, often advocating for Islamic law (sharia) as the basis of government.
The term usually implies an activist or militant approach to achieving these goals, distinguishing it from Islam as a personal faith.
Islamist movements range from those pursuing change through electoral politics to violent extremist groups: The rise of Islamism reshaped Middle Eastern politics.
Western usage sometimes conflates Islamism with terrorism, though many Islamists reject violence.
Islamic struggle, inner or outer
- terrorismIntimidation through targeted violence
- ISISLevantine jihadist organization
- TalibanAfghan Islamist movement
- Boko HaramNigerian jihadist organization
Hezbollah · Hamas · mujahideen · martyrdom · radicalization · extremism · insurgency · 9/11
Muslim religious legal code
- caliphateIslamic successor-led government
- jihadismArmed struggle ideology
- SalafismUltraconservative Sunni movement
- WahhabismPuritanical Islamic reform doctrine
theocracy · Islamization · governance · sovereignty · revival · authenticity
Islam's central scripture
- HadithProphetic tradition collection
- SunniIslam's largest branch adherent
- ShiaIslam's second-largest branch
- SufismIslamic spiritual mysticism
Tawhid · fatwa · imam · mufti · madrasa · mosque · salat · zakat
Common people as political base
- mobilizationOrganizing for action
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- reformImprove by correcting faults
elections · parliamentary · civic engagement · social services · charity · outreach · community organizing · political party
jihad
Islamic struggle, inner or outer
- terrorismIntimidation through targeted violence
- ISISLevantine jihadist organization
- TalibanAfghan Islamist movement
Boko Haram · Hezbollah · Hamas · mujahideen · martyrdom · radicalization · extremism · insurgency · 9/11 · suicide bombing
Sharia
Muslim religious legal code
- caliphateIslamic successor-led government
- jihadismArmed struggle ideology
- SalafismUltraconservative Sunni movement
Wahhabism · theocracy · Islamization · governance · sovereignty · revival · authenticity
Quran
Islam's central scripture
- HadithProphetic tradition collection
- SunniIslam's largest branch adherent
- ShiaIslam's second-largest branch
Sufism · Tawhid · fatwa · imam · mufti · madrasa · mosque · salat · zakat · hajj
grassroots
Common people as political base
- mobilizationOrganizing for action
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- advocacyPleading for a cause
reform · elections · parliamentary · civic engagement · social services · charity · outreach · community organizing · political party · democratization
- Middle EastIraq, Baghdad, Cairo, Iran, Jordan
- ideologiescapitalism, communism, conservatism, liberalism, socialism
- extremismextremism, extremists, fanaticism, radicalism, radicalization
- Islamic movementsSalafism, Wahhabism, OIC
- IslamismSalafism, jihadism, Wahhabism, Hamas, Hezbollah
- religious nationalismreligious nationalism, theocracy, state religion, Zionism, caliphate
Islamismsecularism
Separation of faith, state
separation of church and state · secular humanism · liberal democracy · religious pluralism · anti-clericalism
Islamismliberation theology
Religious movement championing the marginalized
- Islamic cultureCivilization shaped by Muhammad's teachings
- Islamic terroristsViolent extremists citing Islam
- Islamic communityWorldwide Muslim fellowship
- Islamic lawReligious jurisprudence for Muslims
- Islamic worldCivilization following Muhammad's teachings
- Islamic calendarMuslim lunar year system