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Defining Islamic Statehood Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf

Defining Islamic Statehood By Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf

Defining Islamic Statehood by Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf


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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.

Defining Islamic Statehood Summary

Defining Islamic Statehood: Measuring and Indexing Contemporary Muslim States by Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf

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.

About Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf

Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf is the founder and chairman of the Cordoba Initiative, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving relations between Muslims and non-Muslims and promoting moderation. For over twenty-five years he was the imam of Masjid al-Farah in New York City. He has been ranked among the '100 Most Influential People of the World' by TIME magazine, 'Top 100 Global Thinkers' by Foreign Policy, and 'Top 50 Arabs' by The Middle East Magazine.

Table of Contents

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

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NLS9781137446817
9781137446817
1137446811
Defining Islamic Statehood: Measuring and Indexing Contemporary Muslim States by Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf
New
Paperback
Palgrave Macmillan
2015-10-14
318
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