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CHAPTER FOUR
SOVEREIGNTY IN ISLAM
The idea of sovereignty in Islam is one of the most
prominent factors of Islamic political theory. Sovereignty
is also regarded as the central concept of the modern
state system which determines all international relations,
and endows the laws within a state which legitimacy and
validity. It is the concept if sovereignty which
distinguishes a state from other human institutions and
associations. In the international context, sovereignty
implies the recognition of the state as having rights of
jurisdiction over a particular people and territory. In the
national context, sovereignty lies in command over a
society.
DEFENITION OF SOVEREIGNTY
In the terminology of modern political science, the word of
sovereignty is used the sense if absolute over-lordship or
complete suzerainty. In the terminology, the word
“sovereignty” is derived from Latin word superatus which
means supreme. The definition of the term are numerous
but “it always signifies a highest governmental and legal