Islam never separated religion from other compartments of life

Evidence

This section sets out to demonstrate why this is an erroneous reading of the history of Islam. While Islam came into being as both a political and religious ideology, since at least the eighth century it has had a de facto separation of political and religious power. Furthermore, there is nothing unique in Islam’s political potential. When the papacy sought to unite Europe under the banner of Christianity, it unleashed the Crusades in the name of God. Christianity too has been political since at least the fourth century (when Rome adopted Christianity as its official religion), if not since its founding. — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 284 (#contradicts, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Lewis and Huntington originated the thesis that Islam never separated religion from politics — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of…, 326; Islam never separated religion from the state as Christianity did; Islam traditionally makes no compartmental separation between religion and other life domains (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Islam traditionally makes no compartmental separation between religion and other life domains #corroborates (1.00)
• Islam has practiced de facto separation of religion and politics since the eighth century #contradicts (0.95) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 284