Islamic socialism is a term coined by various Muslim leaders to counter the demand at home for a more spiritual form of socialism. Problems arise for Muslim socialists when Islamic scholars declare them to be atheist. It is for this reason that they tend to create a new brand of socialism they call Islamic socialism.

One of the very notable persons in this context was the Pakistani leader of Pakistan People's Party, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, who lived from 1928 to 1979. He promoted Islamic socialism in order to calm down the people after the Islamic scholars declared him and his system to be atheist.

Other notable proponents of Islamic socialism include:

• Muammar al-Qaddafi
• Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr

See also

• Arab Socialism
• The Green Book

Islamic politics and Islamic world studies | Islamischer Sozialismus