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Islam and the Foundations of Political Power / Abdou Filali-Ansary, Maryam Loutfi, Ali Abdel Razek.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: In Translation: Modern Muslim Thinkers : ITMMTPublisher: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2022]Copyright date: ©2012Description: 1 online resource (144 p.)Content type:
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  • 9780748639786
  • 9780748656318
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- About the Author -- A Tribute to Ali Abdel Razek from his Grandson, Amr Hamed -- Preface -- Introduction -- Foreword -- Book One: The Caliphate and Islam -- 1. The Nature of the Caliphate -- 2. The Status of the Caliphate -- 3. The Caliphate from the Social Point of View -- Book Two: Islam and Government -- 4. The System of Power at the Time of the Prophet -- 5. Prophecy and Power -- 6. Islam: A Message from God rather than a System of Government; A Religion rather than a State -- Book Three: The Caliphate and the Government throughout History -- 7. Religious Unity and the Arab People -- 8. The Arab State -- 9. The Nature of the Caliphate -- List of Sources referred to by Abdel Razek -- Appendix -- Index
Summary: Published in Association with the Institute for the Study of Muslim CivilisationsThe first English translation of this controversial essay that challenged fundamental ideas about political powerGBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup(['ISBN:9780748689835','ISBN:9780748689408','ISBN:9780748639786','ISBN:9780748656318']);Egypt, 1925: the Muslim world is in turmoil over Mustapha Kamal Ataturk's proposal to abolish the caliphate in Turkey. The debate over 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. Scholarly features includeA substantial introduction that places the essay in its context and explains its impactAn appendix of Razek’s sources with full publication detailsExplanatory notes beside Razek’s original footnotesAdditional notes about particular people, events or vocabulary that may be unfamiliar to modern readers"
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - DeGruyter (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (dgr)9780748656318

Frontmatter -- Contents -- About the Author -- A Tribute to Ali Abdel Razek from his Grandson, Amr Hamed -- Preface -- Introduction -- Foreword -- Book One: The Caliphate and Islam -- 1. The Nature of the Caliphate -- 2. The Status of the Caliphate -- 3. The Caliphate from the Social Point of View -- Book Two: Islam and Government -- 4. The System of Power at the Time of the Prophet -- 5. Prophecy and Power -- 6. Islam: A Message from God rather than a System of Government; A Religion rather than a State -- Book Three: The Caliphate and the Government throughout History -- 7. Religious Unity and the Arab People -- 8. The Arab State -- 9. The Nature of the Caliphate -- List of Sources referred to by Abdel Razek -- Appendix -- Index

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Published in Association with the Institute for the Study of Muslim CivilisationsThe first English translation of this controversial essay that challenged fundamental ideas about political powerGBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup(['ISBN:9780748689835','ISBN:9780748689408','ISBN:9780748639786','ISBN:9780748656318']);Egypt, 1925: the Muslim world is in turmoil over Mustapha Kamal Ataturk's proposal to abolish the caliphate in Turkey. The debate over 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. Scholarly features includeA substantial introduction that places the essay in its context and explains its impactAn appendix of Razek’s sources with full publication detailsExplanatory notes beside Razek’s original footnotesAdditional notes about particular people, events or vocabulary that may be unfamiliar to modern readers"

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Jun 2022)

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