Islam and the Foundations of Political Power (In Translation: Contemporary Thought in Muslim Contexts)

Abdel Razek, Ali/ Filali-Ansary, Abdou (EDT)/ Loutfi, Maryam (TRN)

Edinburgh University Press（2012/07発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 144 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780748639786
• DDC分類 322.1091767

基本説明

The publication of this essay in Egypt in 1925 took the contemporaries of Ali Abdelrazig by storm. It was the focus of much attention and the seed of a heated debate.

Full Description

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.

Contents

About the Author; A Tribute to Ali Abdel Razeq Amr Hamed; Preface, Abdou Filali-Ansary; Introduction, Abdou Filali-Ansary; Foreword, Ali Abdel Razeq; 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 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; Bibliography; Appendix