Introduction to the theories of governance in Islam: Sunni, Shi’i, Kharijite, and Mu’tazilite theory, the role of the hereditary system, military kings and sultans, the emergence of the Mamluk system, the philosophy of totalitarianism, Main sources for the study of political theory, such as al-Ya’qubi, al-Mas’udi, al-Ash’ari, and Ibn Khaldun.
