State Building in Ancient and Contemporary Arab Political Thought

Abstract

The study aimed to identify state-building in ancient and contemporary Arab political thought. The study dealt with the concept of the state and its elements, the statement of the state in ancient Arab political thought, and the state in contemporary Arab political thought. The study showed that the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648 formed the nucleus of building the modern national state. In Europe, the idea of the Arab state emerged after the end of the Islamic caliphate and Arab colonialism, and the Qatari Arab state appears within the framework of the concept of the modern state with all its elements. The study adopted the descriptive analytical method as it is one of the most widely used methods in studying human social phenomena, as the descriptive method is a tool and method for analyzing and describing state building in ancient and contemporary Arab political thought.
 The study reached a set of recommendations and results. The study confirmed that the concept of the state was not born in the modern era, but rather appeared in ancient times. The development of the state passed through various stages, and the basis of the state was based on the existence of an authority that regulates the relationship between individuals and state institutions. The study recommended that modern Arab regimes should strengthen The values of democracy in building the state through the political participation of its people to participate in decision-making.