Bay'ah

Bayʿah (Arabic: بَيْعَة, "Pledge of allegiance"), in Islamic terminology, is an oath of allegiance to a leader. It is known to have been practiced by the Islamic prophet Muhammad. In Bedouin culture it was a procedure for choosing the leader of the tribe,^[1] and is sometimes taken under a written pact given on behalf of the subjects by leading members of the tribe with the understanding that as long as the leader abides by certain requirements towards his people, they are to maintain their allegiance to him. Bayʿah is still practiced in countries such as Saudi Arabia and Sudan.^[2] In Morocco, bayʿah is one of the foundations of the monarchy.^[3]

^ Chamieh, Jebran (1977). Traditionalists, Militants and Liberal in Present Islam. Research and Publishing House. p. 79.
^ Lesch, Ann M. (March 22, 2001). "THE IMPASSE IN THE CIVIL WAR". Arab Studies Quarterly. Archived from the original on 9 November 2007. Retrieved 14 December 2019 – via Encyclopedia.com.
^ Al Khamlichi, Ahmed (January 2014). "The relationship between religion and the state: the institution of 'Commandment of the Faithful' in Morocco". Contemporary Arab Affairs. 7 (1): 54–81. doi:10.1080/17550912.2013.869991. Retrieved February 1, 2023.

[1] Chamieh, Jebran (1977). Traditionalists, Militants and Liberal in Present Islam. Research and Publishing House. p. 79.

[2] Lesch, Ann M. (March 22, 2001). "THE IMPASSE IN THE CIVIL WAR". Arab Studies Quarterly. Archived from the original on 9 November 2007. Retrieved 14 December 2019 – via Encyclopedia.com.

[3] Al Khamlichi, Ahmed (January 2014). "The relationship between religion and the state: the institution of 'Commandment of the Faithful' in Morocco". Contemporary Arab Affairs. 7 (1): 54–81. doi:10.1080/17550912.2013.869991. Retrieved February 1, 2023.

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