Islam and the Secular State: Negotiating the Future of Shari`a

By Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im

Book Overview

The author, a Muslim scholar and human rights activist, envisions a positive and sustainable role for Sharia, based on a profound rethinking of the relationship between religion and the secular state in all societies. He argues that coercive enforcement of Sharia by the state is against the Qur'an's teachings.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674027760
• ISBN13: 9780674027763
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.0" x 6.1"