Tribal Fanaticism and Its Role in Fueling Civil Wars: A Study from an Islamic Legal Perspective

Abstract

Abstract :

The study essentially aims to highlight the most dangerous consequences of tribal fanaticism and its central role in igniting civil wars, as well as how opportunists exploit such circumstances to strike at the very heart of the Islamic nation. Through tribal fanaticism, the nation has been infiltrated and divided. The study also seeks to define certain concepts that serve as foundations for developing solutions—particularly the general concept of the tribe as a means of social acquaintance and a tool for maintaining kinship ties. Based on an analysis of its general and specific effects, the researcher strives to provide an accurate description of the problem, with the goal of reaching realistic solutions that could eliminate or at least reduce the harmful influence of tribal fanaticism. Moreover, the study carries within it a call to liberate minds from the chains of blind fanaticism, which results in the loss of societal stability, peace, and harmony.