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Subtitle: Yak Kaleme : 19th-century Persian treatise introducing western codified law
By: with an introduction and annotated translation by A.A. Seyed-Gohrab and S. McGlinn
Contributors: Seyed-Gohrab, A. A. (Ali Asghar), 1968-; McGlinn, Sen
Series: Iranian studies series; Iranian studies series (Leiden, Netherlands)
Publisher: Leiden University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: [Leiden]
Language: eng; per
Number of pages: 109
ISBN-13: 9789087280895; 9789400600126
Subjects: Politics and government; Islamic law; Constitutional law; Rule of law; Law; European influences; History
Other titles: Yak Kaleme; One Word- Yak Kaleme
Work titles: Yak kalimah
Description: ?One Word ? Yak Kaleme? is one of the first treatises in the Middle East to demonstrate that Islam is compatible with modern western forms of government, and specifically that sharia principles can be incorporated in a codified law comparable to that found in Europe. Unlike many fellow Oriental travellers, the author observed that European dominance is not derived from a few technological advances, but primarily from the organization of society. In ?One Word?, the author argues that the principles underlying constitutional government can be found in Islamic sources. ?One Word? is a significant text during the Iranian Constitutional Revolution of 1906, but its message is relevant today.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. xxiv-xxv).

Text in Persian and English on facing pages.