A Religion, Not a State: Ali 'Abd Al-Raziq's Islamic Justification of Political Secularism

by Souad T. Ali

Utah Series in Middle East Studies

In this notable work, Souad T. Ali examines the seminal writings of Egyptian reformist scholar Ali'Abd al-Raziq, often regarded as the intellectual father of Islamic secularism, and his controversial argument that the caliphate should be considered a human innovation, rather than a religious imperative. 'Abd al Raziq contended that Islam is "a religion, not a state; a message, not a government," a major...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0874809517
• ISBN13: 9780874809510
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: University of Utah Press
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"