Features, principles and trends in the development of relations between the state and religion in modern Islamic countries: Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Malaysia

Abstract

The author in this article analyzed aspects of the relationship between religion and the state in Islamic countries. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Arab Republic of Egypt and the Federation of Malaysia were taken as the object of study. To uncover the problems of relations between religion and the state, an anilized features of the priority of Islam in these states, the activity of religious parties, the location of countries and their ethnic and religious composition. In addition, the article analyzes the level of religious affiliation of the power system of the three countries. The study noted that the level of preference for Saudi Arabia is more stringent than in the other two countries, however, in recent years there have been attempts to make changes and innovations in the management system and education and services, as well as in preserving the cultural heritage that has been most criticized. At the same time, in Egypt, in addition to the Islamic religion, they can give status to other Abrahamic religions, this is an indicator that the country's political power is more secular than in the other two countries. Malaysia, being a Muslim country in monarchical power, provides freedom of activity for religious, political parties and other organizations based on religion in the country. They have the Бүгінгі таңдағы ислам елдеріндегі… Серия «История». № 1(97)/2020 135 opportunity to participate in the government, through their members elected to parliament. The history of this country shows that through the diversity of their people, they have reached a high level of development, focused on market competition.