Islam and the foundations of political power /

"The publication of this essay in Egypt in 1925 took the contemporaries of Ali Abdel Razek by storm. Challenging fundamental ideas about political power, it was the focus of much attention and the seed of a heated debate. It was especially potent as at this time the Muslim world was in great tu...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: ʻAbd al-Rāziq, ʻAlī, 1888-1966
Corporate Author: Aga Khan University. Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations
Other Authors: Filali-Ansary, Abdou, Loutfi, Maryam
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Arabic
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, ©2012.
Series:In translation, modern Muslim thinkers.
Subjects:
ʻAbd al-Rāziq, ʻAlī, > 1888-1966. > Islām wa-uṣūl al-ḥukm.
Islām wa-uṣūl al-ḥukm (ʻAbd al-Rāziq, ʻAlī)
Islam and politics.
Islam and state.
Power (Social sciences) > Religious aspects > Islam.
Islam et État.
RELIGION > Islam > Theology.
HISTORY / Essays
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The nature of the caliphate
  • The status of the caliphate
  • The caliphate from the social point of view
  • The system of power at the time of the prophet
  • Prophecy and power
  • Islam : a message from God rather than a system of government; a religion rather than a state
  • Religious unity and the Arab people
  • The Arab state
  • The nature of the caliphate.

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