First published in 2004. For the Muslim the foundation from which all discussion of government starts is the law of God, the sharī‘a. Theoretically pre-exist

The expert essays in this volume deal with critically important topics concerning Islam and politics in both the pre-modern and modern periods, such as the natu

This book deals with the evolution of Islamic state and society from the 10th to the 14th centuries, focusing on the history of the Arab society under the iqṭ

The expert essays in this volume deal with critically important topics concerning Islam and politics in both the pre-modern and modern periods, such as the natu