HISTORICAL SOURCE STUDIES OF THE LAW OF WAR
Keywords:
Epic of war, victory chronicles, military martial arts, law of war, rights of war, state of war, battle, warrior, combat situation, warfare, peace, agreement, military operations, fronts, weapons, soldier, army, types of troops, military power, stratagems and deception, al-Ahkam al-Sultaniyya, Alexander the Great, Alexander of Macedon, Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), Khalid ibn al-Walid, Ja‘far ibn al-Husayn Said Battal Ghazi, al-Mawardi, Genghis Khan, Sultan Amir Timur, Babur, and others.Abstract
This article, entitled “Historical Source Studies of the Law of War in the Memory of Generations and Chronicles of Victories (Based on Abulhasan al-Mawardi’s al-Ahkam al-Sultaniyya wa al-Walayat al-Diniyya): The Art and Law of War in the Governance of the Muslim East — Theory and Practice,” critically examines the assertion that throughout human history wars and armed conflicts have never truly benefited humanity. Rather, they have sown seeds of discord among individuals, states, and nations, while fostering hostility and enmity. As a constructive response, the article turns to historical sources and classical works from a scholarly perspective to propose paths grounded in mutual compassion, solidarity, loyalty, and human well-being.
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