POLITICAL STRATEGY AND MILITARY PLANS IN ISLAMIC LEGISLATION (EXAMPLES FROM THE QUR’AN AND SUNNAH)

ABSTRACT

The Leader, Prophet Muhammad, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, applied different strategies, set multiple military plans, and dealt with in strict political methods to maintain security and peace among people to convey the call of Islam, which is the real factor in consolidating stability in this land. These plans and strategies were appropriate for each stage of the da'wah, so Muslims achieved success, and Islam spread across the earth. The Holy Qur’an and the Sunnah of the Prophet have recorded many examples of these plans and strategies that was distinguished by its ease of implementation in reality, and its superiority over other human plans in the military and political field. This research aims to revive these instructions, spread them among people, and apply them. It also aims to analyze the causes and explain the course of events according to the military laws and contemporary political plans, clarify the advantages that Islam enjoys, spread the culture of coexistence among people, achieve justice between all sects, and secure societies from turmoil and wars. The importance of the research lies in the importance of the teachings of the Noble Qur’an, and through the axes it deals with, and the plans that it drew to achieve peace and spread security and safety on the earth. The researcher expects to reach important results regarding the strategy adopted by the Noble Qur’an to establish peace between the various sects, most notably, fulfillment of covenants, tolerance between different sects, spreading knowledge and awareness among people, and warning against infiltrators among Muslims.

Key words: strategy, political and military, Islamic legislation, the Qur’an and Sunnah.