Pan-Islamism
Ideology advocating the political unity of Muslims above national borders, around the ummah and the ideal of a caliphate, formulated by Jamal al-Din al-Afghani and adopted by Ottoman sultan Abdul Hamid II against European colonialism.
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EDITORIAL SUMMARY
I want the ummah united across borders under a caliphate, with Islamic law everywhere and the Muslim world free of Western domination.
Political conceptSources & interpretation
- Identity & context
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- Description
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- Political coordinates
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Profile across the 12 axes
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- Leaning · Unitary
Distribution of power
- Strong · Autocracy
Representation
- Strong · Security
Civil liberties
- Near midpoint
Cultural integration
- Strong · Military force
Conflict resolution
- Strong · Interventionist
Foreign involvement
- Near midpoint
Ownership
- Leaning · State direction
Economic coordination
- Strong · Protectionism
International trade
- Very strong · Religious
Religion & state
- Very strong · Traditionalist
Social norms
- Leaning · Acceleration
Technology & precaution
What distinguishes Pan-Islamism
Religion & state
This position is 57.9 points from the median of the 257 ideology profiles in this collection.
Catalog median 60% SecularPan-Islamism 2% Secular
This is the largest distance from this collection’s median across the twelve axes. The collection is not a survey of public opinion.
Economic coordination
This position is 1.1 points from this collection’s median.
Catalog median 64% State directionPan-Islamism 65% State direction
This is the smallest median distance across the twelve axes; it does not establish a historical or political consensus.
Nearby thinkers & leaders
Scores below are similarity indices out of 100, calculated from catalog coordinates. They do not establish historical influence or endorsement. How the comparison works ↗
Sayyid Qutb
Muslim Brotherhood ideologue, Qutb wrote Milestones, which declared modern Muslim societies to be in jahiliyya and called for a vanguard to establish God's sovereignty. He was executed by Nasser's government in 1966.
Closest by facet
Each facet compares three axes: governance (power distribution, representation, civil liberties), culture (integration, religion, social norms), or economy (ownership, coordination, trade). Full-profile similarity compares all twelve.
GovernanceJack MaEntrepreneur95.1 / 100
Culture & normsLouis XIVMonarch98.8 / 100
EconomyEngelbert DollfussDictator99.8 / 100
Other nearby figures
PoliticsBelisariusByzantine general91.6 / 100
PoliticsJohn IV of PortugalKing of Portugal90.8 / 100
PoliticsCharles I of EnglandKing of England, Scotland, and Ireland90.8 / 100
PoliticsGustavus AdolphusKing of Sweden90.1 / 100
PoliticsRecep Tayyip ErdoğanStatesman89.2 / 100
PoliticsJosé Antonio Primo de RiveraPolitician88.7 / 100
PoliticsPlínio SalgadoPolitician88.7 / 100
PoliticsSaladinSultan of Egypt and Syria88.6 / 100
Most distant figures
Nearby countries & regimes
Scores below are similarity indices out of 100, calculated from catalog coordinates. They do not establish historical influence or endorsement. How the comparison works ↗
Related Doctrines
Closest Ideologies
Scores below are similarity indices out of 100, calculated from catalog coordinates. They do not establish historical influence or endorsement. How the comparison works ↗
Most compatible among the 257 schools
- Third position88.9 / 100
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