LEADER 03605nam 22006014a 450 001 9910974354103321 005 20251116221921.0 010 $a1-60781-951-1 035 $a(CKB)2560000000051586 035 $a(OCoLC)670430060 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10415925 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000426976 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12148558 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000426976 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10408219 035 $a(PQKB)10418433 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse48793 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3571984 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10415925 035 $a(OCoLC)932327090 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3571984 035 $a(BIP)33412449 035 $a(BIP)27369070 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000051586 100 $a20090608d2009 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 12$aA religion, not a state $eAli Abd al-Raziq's Islamic justification of political secularism /$fSouad Tagelsir Ali 210 $aSalt Lake City, Utah $cUniversity of Utah Press$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (180 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a0-87480-951-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 149-155) and index. 327 $aIntroduction: Background and overview -- Classical juristic theories of the caliphate : from idealism to accommodationism -- The caliphate in the colonial era -- Ali Abd al-Raziq's intellectual formation and his place among the disciples of Muhammad Abduh -- The central message -- The ruling system in the time of the prophet -- Critiques of Abd al-Raziq's position -- The implications of Abd al-Raziq's study for the debate over Islam and politics. 330 $aIn 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 departure from the traditional view that religious and political spheres are intertwined and inseparable in Islam. Opponents denounced 'Abd al-Raziq's ideas as a foreign corruption imported from the West. Ali's careful, objective, and scholarly examination of 'Abd al-Raziq's work, however, reveals that his arguments are not based in Western thought. Rather, they sit firmly within the dictates of Islam's sacred texts, particularly the Quran and Hadith, and also enjoy considerable support from the historical record. This analysis critically challenges prevalent misinterpretations of Islam that have endured for centuries. Ali recognizes the varied models and discourses that have arisen throughout different epochs, especially so the role that Western intervention has played in placing the question of Islam's modernity at the forefront of intellectual debate. Throughout, the study emphasizes the atmosphere of openness and tolerance that is a requisite for free, intelligent debate. 606 $aIslam and politics 606 $aIslam and secularism 606 $aCaliphate 615 0$aIslam and politics. 615 0$aIslam and secularism. 615 0$aCaliphate. 676 $a297.2/72 700 $aAli$b Souad T$01871023 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910974354103321 996 $aA religion, not a state$94479665 997 $aUNINA