Beschreibung:
Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf is the founder and chairman of the Cordoba Initiative, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving relations between Muslims and non-Muslims and promoting moderation. For over twenty-five years he was the imam of Masjid al-Farah in New York City. He has been ranked among the '100 Most Influential People of the World' by TIME magazine, 'Top 100 Global Thinkers' by Foreign Policy, and 'Top 50 Arabs' by The Middle East Magazine.
This groundbreaking book offers in-depth analysis of the modern Islamic state, applying a quantitative measurement of how Muslim majority nations meet the definition. Content for the book was developed through extensive debate among a panel of distinguished Sunni and Shia Muslim scholars over seven years.
This groundbreaking index provides a way in which nations can measure and quantify Islamic good governance according to the objectives of Islamic law
Introduction PART I: DEFINING AN ISLAM STATE AND RULE OF LAW 1. Shariah and the Objectives of Islamic Law2. Islamic State: Foundations 3. Characteristics of Islamic Governance: The Scholars' Consensus 4. Defining the for MeasurementPART II: DEVELOPING AN INDEX OF MEASURING NATIONS 5. Indexing the 6. The IndexPART III: SIP SCHOLARS SPEAK ON KEY CHALLENGES IN ISLAMIC GOVERNANCE 7. Practical Applications of Islamic Law in Government and the Judiciary8. Human Rights and Islamic Governance9. The , Reform and Renewal