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Secara umum, umat Islam dihadapkan dengan dua jalan: mewujudkan negara Islam atau membangunkan sistem demokrasi yang sekular. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePersoalan asas yang harus ditanyakan ialah sistem manakah yang benar-benar dapat mempertahankan integriti Islam serta membangunkan umat. Buku ini menunjukkan jalan untuk meleraikan kerancuan di dalam menilai dua jalan ini, termasuk mengajak kita untuk memikirulang slogan “tiada pemisahan antara agama dan negara” yang muncul sebagai respons terhadap kondisi sejarah dan bukannya tuntutan Islam sebagai suatu keyakinan.\u003cbr\u003e__\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePenerbit: Lestari Hikmah\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTahun: 2022\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePenulis: Ahmet T. 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