Al-Takhalluq and Diplomatic Praxis: Ibn Uthman al-Miknasi’s Ethics of Islamic Diplomacy
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This article articulates the diplomatic philosophy of the eighteenth-century Moroccan ambassador Muhammad ibn Uthman al-Miknasi (d. 1799) by analyzing the ethical and conceptual frameworks he developed in his Maqamat. It examines how al-Miknasi integrated Islamic ethics with the practical demands of diplomacy. At the core of his diplomatic philosophy is the conceptual bedrock of al-Takhalluq – the deliberate cultivation of moral and ethical character – which reflects his conviction in the indivisible relationship between Deen (religion) and Dunya (worldly affairs), affirming the omnipresence of a divine ethical order that underpins all dimensions of human action. Al-Miknasi disrupts the conventional dichotomy between religion and politics by offering a vision of political subjectivity rooted in trust and moral accountability. In doing so, he re-imagines the role of Muslim ambassadors by dissolving the secular into an Islamic ethical framework.
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Al-Takhalluq and Diplomatic Praxis: Ibn Uthman al-Miknasi’s Ethics of Islamic Diplomacy
In: DiplomaticaSearch for other papers by Achraf G. Idrissi in
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Abstract
This article articulates the diplomatic philosophy of the eighteenth-century Moroccan ambassador Muhammad ibn Uthman al-Miknasi (d. 1799) by analyzing the ethical and conceptual frameworks he developed in his Maqamat. It examines how al-Miknasi integrated Islamic ethics with the practical demands of diplomacy. At the core of his diplomatic philosophy is the conceptual bedrock of al-Takhalluq – the deliberate cultivation of moral and ethical character – which reflects his conviction in the indivisible relationship between Deen (religion) and Dunya (worldly affairs), affirming the omnipresence of a divine ethical order that underpins all dimensions of human action. Al-Miknasi disrupts the conventional dichotomy between religion and politics by offering a vision of political subjectivity rooted in trust and moral accountability. In doing so, he re-imagines the role of Muslim ambassadors by dissolving the secular into an Islamic ethical framework.
| All Time | Past 365 days | Past 30 Days | |
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| Abstract Views | 1351 | 1350 | 1155 |
| Full Text Views | 13 | 13 | 9 |
| PDF Views & Downloads | 18 | 18 | 8 |
