Why an Islamic state
Subtitle: the life projects of two great European Muslims
By: M.A. Sherif.
Series: Occasional paper series -- no. 2
Publisher: Islamic Book Trust
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 56
ISBN-13: 9789675062391
Description: Muhammad Asad (1900-1992), the Jewish convert to Islam who rose to fame with his autobiographical work, The Road to Mecca, and Alija Izerbegovic (1925-2003), the Bosnian leader during the Balkan wars, were men imbued in Islam's spiritualising and moralising force that translated into political activism. Their intellectual journeys will inspire a younger generation of concerned Muslims, who look to religion not just as a private affair or cultural phenomenon, but as a paradigm with its own norms and notions, including the project of an Islamic state.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.