Islam and the Foundations of Political Power
Published on 11. July 2012
144 pages
978-0-7486-5631-8 (ISBN)
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Egypt, 1925: the Muslim world is in turmoil over Mustapha Kamal Ataturk's proposed abolition of the caliphate in Turkey. The tension surrounding Islam and politics re-ignites as traditional political systems dissolve under pressure from European powers and most Muslim countries lose their sovereignty. Into this debate enters Ali Abdel Razek, a religious cleric trained at Al-Azhar University, arguing in favour of secularism in his essay 'Islam and the Foundations of Political Power', translated here for the first time. This edition includes a contextualising introduction, Razek's original footnotes and new explanatory notes, additional notes about particular people, events and vocabulary that may be unfamiliar to modern readers, and an appendix with a list of Razek's sources and their full publication details.
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Content
- Intro
- Contents
- About the Author
- A Tribute to Ali Abdel Razek from his Grandson, Amr Hamed
- Preface
- Introduction
- Islam and the Foundations of Political Power
- Foreword
- Book One The Caliphate and Islam
- Chapter 1 The Nature of the Caliphate
- Chapter 2 The Status of the Caliphate
- Chapter 3 The Caliphate from the Social Point of View
- Book Two Islam and Government
- Chapter 4 The System of Power at the Time of the Prophet
- Chapter 5 Prophecy and Power
- Chapter 6 Islam: A Message from God rather than a System of Govenment
- A Religion rather than a State
- Book Three The Caliphate and the Government throughout History
- Chapter 7 Religious Unity and the Arab People
- Chapter 8 The Arab State
- Chapter 9 The Nature of the Caliphate
- List of Sources referred to by Abdel Razek
- Appendix Notes on Authors referred to by Abdel Razek
- Index
