Political Science · Indian Political Thought
Which is/are correct about the political thought of Barani?
- 1. His Fatwa-i-Jahandari was advice to a Muslim ruler on statecraft in a non-Muslim land like India
- 2. He formulated secular positive laws called Zawabit
- 3. He held critical views on the lower classes and the ignoble
- 4. He was opposed to a theological state
A1, 2 and 3 ✓ Correct
B1, 3 and 4
C1 and 3
D1, 2 and 4
Correct answer: (A) 1, 2 and 3 — Statements 1, 2 and 3 are correct, so the answer is 1, 2 and 3.
Explanation
★Statements 1, 2 and 3 are correct, so the answer is 1, 2 and 3.
★Barani's Fatwa-i-Jahandari advised the Muslim ruler on statecraft in a largely non-Muslim India.
★He recognised secular state-made laws called Zawabit alongside the religious Sharia.
★He held strongly elitist and critical views about the lower classes and the so-called ignoble.
★Statement 4 is wrong, because Barani actually supported a theological state run by religious law.
★He wanted the ruler to uphold Islam and combine the Sharia with state regulations.
★So he favoured, rather than opposed, a religiously grounded state.
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