Ali, Souad T.

A religion, not a state Ali Abd al-Raziq's Islamic justification of political secularism / [electronic resource] : Souad Tagelsir Ali. - Salt Lake City, Utah : University of Utah Press, c2009. - xiii, 163 p.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-155) and index.

Introduction: Background and overview -- Classical juristic theories of the caliphate : from idealism to accommodationism -- The caliphate in the colonial era -- Ali Abd al-Raziq's intellectual formation and his place among the disciples of Muhammad Abduh -- The central message -- The ruling system in the time of the prophet -- Critiques of Abd al-Raziq's position -- The implications of Abd al-Raziq's study for the debate over Islam and politics.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2016. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






Abd al-Raziq, Ali, 1888-1966 --Political and social views.


Islam and politics.
Islam and secularism.
Caliphate.


Electronic books.

BP173.7 / .A4966 2009

297.2/72