Title: A religion, not a state : Ali 'Abd al-Raziq's Islamic justification of political secularism /
Authors: Ali, Souad T.
Publisher: University of Utah Press,
Year: 2009
Subjects: ʻAbd al-Rāziq, ʻAlī, Political and social views.; Islam and politics.; Islam and secularism.; Caliphate
Contents: 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 argument -- 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.