Islam and the foundations of political power

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Islam and the foundations of political power

Ali Abdel Razek ; translated by Maryam Loutfi ; edited by Abdou Filali-Ansary

(In translation : modern muslim thinkers / series editor, Abdou Filali-Ansary)

Edinburgh University Press in association with the Aga Khan University, Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations, c2012

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Islām wa-uṣūl al-ḥukm

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Description based on: 2013 printing

Translated from the Arabic

"... the essay 'Islam and the foundations of political power: an inquiry into the caliphate and government in Islam' by Ali Abdel Razek in 1925 ..."--Preface

Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-122) and index

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The publication of this essay in Egypt in 1925 took the contemporaries of Ali Abdelraziq by storm. It was the focus of much attention and the seed of a heated debate. At a time when the Muslim world was in great turmoil over the question of the abolition of the caliphate by Mustapha Kamal Ataturk in Turkey Abdelraziq, a religious cleric trained at Al-Azhar University, argued in favour of secularism. The abolition of the caliphate had re-ignited the issue of Islam and politics, as traditional political systems were dissolving under pressure from European powers while most Muslim countries had lost their sovereignty.

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  • NCID
    BB17764598
  • ISBN
    • 9780748639786
  • LCCN
    2012451614
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Original Language Code
    ara
  • Place of Publication
    Edinburgh
  • Pages/Volumes
    xii, 131 p.
  • Size
    23 cm
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