The idea of an "Islamic threat" to national security in Uzbekistan is widespread in the media and amongst several academics. The regime of Uzbek President Islam Karimov has repeatedly emphasized the seriousness of this threat and acted to contain it. In this thesis, l examine both the present ability of different Muslim political actors to challenge the Uzbek state's defense position and recent historical elements of the Uzbek security strategy related to Islam. l argue that the relationship between Muslims and national security in Uzbekistan is characterized by the two following observations: 1) it is unlikely that Muslims are able to present a national security risk and 2) there are reasons to suspect that the national security policies of the Uzbek leadership target Islamic fundamentalism at least in part to legitimize the continued repression of most types of opposition. / L'existence d'une "menace islamique" à la sécurité nationale de l'Ouzbékistan est une idée répandue dans les médias et chez certains spécialistes. Le régime du Président ouzbek Islam Karimov a souligné cette menace à plusieurs reprises et a agi en conséquence. J'examine à la fois la capacité actuelle de différents groupes musulmans à défier les mécanismes de défense de l'état, ainsi que des éléments d'histoire récente de la stratégie de sécurité nationale ouzbèke liés à l'Islam. L'argument présenté est que la relation entre les musulmans et la sécurité nationale en Ouzbékistan est caractérisée par les deux observations suivantes: 1) il est peu probable que les musulmans soient capables de poser un risque à la sécurité nationale et 2) il existe des raisons de suspecter que les politiques de sécurité nationale du gouvernment s'attaquent à l'intégrisme musulman au moins en partie dans le but de légitimiser la répression continue de la majorité des forces d'opposition.

This thesis represents the part that Kiyai Haji Ahmad Dahlan played in the Islamic modernist movement of the early twentieth century in Yogyakarta. It is concerned with his life and thought, and the establishment of the Muhammadiyah, a major non-political Muslim organization. The Muhammadiyah played an important role in the development and modernization of Muslim education by the reformulation of Islamic doctrines in the light of modern knowledge. / Cette these a pour but de représenter le rôle tenu par Kiyai Haji Ahmad Dahlan dans le movement moderniste Islamique au début de 20ième siècle à Yogyakarta. Elle s'interesse à sa vie et pensée ainsi qu'a l'establissement de la Muhammadiyah, une très grande organization apolitique Musulmane. La Muhammadiyah a joué unde rôle important dans le dévelopement et la modernization de l'education musulmane, en reformant les lourdes doctrines Islamique à la lumière de la connaissance moderne.

Trained in the thought of the Western masters, Muhammad 'Aziz Lahbabi, like so many other Muslim intellectuals, tries to re-think Islam in the light of modern philosophies. As Emmanuel Mounier in Christian thought, so Lahbabi tries to formulate the fundamentals of a "Muslim personalism". To what degree is he able to free himself of the Christian and Western problematic and realize an authentic Muslim work? / Formé à l' école des maitres occidentaux, Muhammad 'Aziz Lahbabi, comme bien d'autres intellectuels musulmans, essaie de repenser l'Islam à la lumière des philosophies modernes. Comme Emmanuel Mounier pour le Christianisme, Lahbâbi entend jeter les bases d'un personnalisme musulman. Dans quelle mesure pourra-t-il se libérer de la problématique chrétienne et occidentale et faire oeuvre authentique musulmane?

Most scholars who have discussed the change from the Umawi to the 'Abbasi dynasty have focused on the socio-political and military aspects of the revolts against the Umawis. This study examines the religio-ideological dimension of these revolts as represented by Shi'ism, that provided effective motivation, for the opposition to Umawi rule. The history of the late Umawi caliphate is discussed in order to clarify the role of Shi'ism and other religio-political opposition in accelerating the collapse of the Umawi dynasty. / La plupart des chercheurs qui ont étudié le passage de la dynastie des Umawis à celle des 'Abbasis ont mis l'accent sur les aspects socio-politiques et miliaires des révoltes contre les Umawis. La présente étude examine la dimension religio-idéologique de ces révoltes en tant que représentée par le Shi'isme qui a fourni une motivation effective pour l'opposition au règne des Umawis. L'historique de la fin du caliphate des Umawis est traitée dans le but de clarifier le rôle du Shi'ism et d'autres mouvements d'opposition religio-politiques dans l'accélération du déclin de la dynastie des Umawis.

This thesis is the study of one of the most consistently used primary sources of early seventeenth century Mughal India. The Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe, written by England's first ambassador to the court of Jahângir, has traditionally been construed to be a succinct and perceptive account. Moreover, historians have relied on Thomas Roe's observations and conclusions to offer certain interpretations of Jahângîr's court: most notably, its decline as a forum of centralized absolutism into an arena of intrigue and rivalry. / Cette thèse est une étude d'une des sources primaires la plus consultée sur l'Inde mogole du 17ème siècle. The Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe, écrit par le premier ambassadeur anglais à la cour de Jahângîr, a été vu traditionellement comme un récit succinct et perspicace. D'ailleurs, les historiens se sont basés sur les observations de Thomas Roe et ses conlusions pour offrir certaines interprétations de la cour de Jahângîr; en particulier son déclin comme forum "d'absolutisme universel" et sa transformation en arène d'intrigue et rivalité.

The purpose of this thesis is to deal with Mu'nis' political and military career at the 'Abbasi court between 296-321/908-933. Three focal areas were chosen for this study. (1) The struggle for power between the military class and the kuttab as exemplified by Mu'nis' struggle with the wazir Ibn al-Furat. (2) The struggle for power within the military class itself as it appears through Munis' struggle with Harun b. Gharib and Yaqut. (3) The struggle between the military class and the khalifa as shown by Mu'nis' conflict with al-Muqtadir and al-Qahir.

This thesis is an attempt to define and analyse Razi's position towards Ibn Sina's metaphysics with special reference to the problem of God's existence. The whole analysis is undertaken within the frameworK of Ghazali's presentation of the conflict between philosophy and religion in Islam. The thesis comprises three parts. The first introductory part defines the theme and the scope of this work, presents the man, the historical context of Razism as well as Razi's conception of theology as the new philosophy of Islam. The second part deals with the theistic problem in Razi's thought. The third part presents Razi theistic proofs.

This thesis is an attempt to trace the history of Islam in the Philippines from the introduction of Islam in the fifteenth century to the present state of Islam in the Philippines. In this historical study it also describes the gradual emergence of Muslim self-identification in the Philippines.

It has been said by many scholars that at the present the Middle East is grappling with the problem of Westernization. For us to comprehend this problem, they say that we must analyze and understand what this process of Westernization is and what it involves. This is true; yet there is a need for a clarification of terms and ideas before one proceeds with such a study. In the first place, what is meant by the term Westernization?

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