Architectural Governance: A Shariah-Compliant Blueprint for a Corruption-Resistant Society - Couverture souple

Sultan, Mohammad Tipu

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ISBN 13 : 9798185896846

Editeur : Independently published, 2026

Synopsis

Architectural Governance: A Shariah-Compliant Blueprint for a Corruption-Resistant Society presents a bold constitutional proposal for rebuilding public trust, reducing corruption, and strengthening institutional accountability through a framework rooted in Islamic principles and modern governance theory.

This book argues that corruption is not only a moral failure of individuals, but often the predictable result of weak institutional architecture. When public authority is concentrated, financial oversight is hidden, accountability is temporary, and leadership becomes a source of personal power, corruption becomes easier to conceal and harder to correct. The solution, this work proposes, is not merely to seek better leaders, but to design stronger institutions.

Grounded in the principles of Amanah — public office as a sacred trust — ’Adl — justice — Shura — consultation — Muhasabah — accountability — Maslahah — public welfare — and the Maqasid al-Shariah, this manuscript develops a comprehensive model of constitutional stewardship for a modern Muslim society.

At the heart of the proposal is a Tri-Pillar Constitutional Government, separating state authority into three autonomous institutions:

The Civil Cabinet, responsible for public administration, services, infrastructure, education, health, science, technology, diplomacy, and national development.

The Treasury Cabinet, responsible for Bayt al-Mal, public finance, budgeting, taxation, procurement oversight, reserves, fiscal policy, public accounting, and financial transparency.

The Defense Cabinet, responsible exclusively for national defense, strategic security, military readiness, border protection, and external threats.

By separating civil administration, public wealth, and national defense, the model seeks to prevent excessive concentration of power and make institutional corruption more difficult to execute, conceal, or normalize.

The book also introduces several proposed constitutional safeguards, including a Constitutional Council of Forty Scholars, a Rotating Constitutional Public Jury, a Constitutional Audit and Integrity Commission, an independent constitutional judiciary, constitutional oaths of office, compliance agreements, post-tenure accountability, and AI-assisted administrative monitoring. Technology is treated carefully: artificial intelligence may assist with records, audits, procurement alerts, conflict screening, and procedural transparency, but it must never replace human judgment, judicial authority, religious interpretation, or constitutional responsibility.

Designed for scholars, civic leaders, policymakers, students, reform-minded citizens, and readers interested in Islamic governance, constitutional design, anti-corruption systems, and public administration, this book is not presented as a binding legal instrument, fatwa, or official constitution. Rather, it is a proposed framework for public reading, scholarly review, and civic discussion.

The central question of the book is practical and urgent:

Can government be designed so that honesty becomes institutionally easier, corruption becomes institutionally harder, accountability becomes continuous rather than occasional, and leadership is understood not as ownership of power, but as temporary stewardship under the sovereignty of Allah?

Architectural Governance offers one possible blueprint toward that objective: a system, a society, and a legacy built upon justice, trust, accountability, and ethical governance.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Independently published
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798185896846
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 284
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