الاسلام و الحياد الدولي (حياة الآخر في المنظور الاسلامي)

Islam and International Neutrality (The Life of the Other in the Islamic Perspective)

This research tackles the very significant issue of the attitude of Islam towards international neutrality, particularly the neutrality of other countries towards the conflict between the Islamic state and non- Islamic countries. The research has been divided into six parts. The first part is assigned for the definition of neutrality and how it appeared. The second one handles the legitimacy of neutrality in Islamic jurisprudence in terms of denial and approval. The third one discusses different views offered and preponderance of one view over the other. The fourth part presents some examples of neutrality in the Islamic history, whereas the fifth part clarifies the legitimate neutrality in terms of giving a limited time or making it perpetual. The last part presents the attitudes of great countries and the international charters towards neutrality and neutral parties. The conclusion summarizes the overall ideas reached after presentation and discussion, preponderating the legitimacy of specifically temporary neutrality, however, not denying the legitimacy of perpetual neutrality in principle, even if it is not widely applied.