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Defining Islamic Statehood : Measuring and Indexing Contemporary Muslim States / by Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Abdul Rauf, Imam Feisal., Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- International relations.
- Islam.
- Middle East--Politics and government.
- Middle East.
- Religion and sociology.
- Law--Philosophy.
- Law.
- Law--History.
- International Relations.
- Middle Eastern Politics.
- Sociology of Religion.
- Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History.
- Local Subjects:
- International Relations.
- Islam.
- Middle Eastern Politics.
- Sociology of Religion.
- Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (337 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2015.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This groundbreaking book offers in-depth analysis of the modern Islamic state, applying a quantitative measurement of how Muslim majority nations meet the definition. Content for the book was developed through extensive debate among a panel of distinguished Sunni and Shia Muslim scholars over seven years.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note:
- Introduction
- PART I: DEFINING AN ISLAM STATE AND RULE OF LAW
- 1. Shariah and the Objectives of Islamic Law
- 2. Islamic State: Foundations
- 3. Characteristics of Islamic Governance: The Scholars' Consensus
- 4. Defining the Maqasid for Measurement
- PART II: DEVELOPING AN INDEX OF MEASURING NATIONS
- 5. Indexing the Maqasid
- 6. The Maqasid Index
- PART III: SIP SCHOLARS SPEAK ON KEY CHALLENGES IN ISLAMIC GOVERNANCE
- 7. Practical Applications of Islamic Law in Government and the Judiciary
- 8. Human Rights and Islamic Governance
- 9. The Maqasid, Reform and Renewal.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781137446824
- 113744682X
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