Description
Al-Ahkam As-Sultaniyyah is both the single most comprehensive account of the workings of Islamic governance and equally a highly influential theoretical outline of the nature of that governance.
It is also as if it were a snapshot of the inner workings of Abbasid power at its height. Woven throughout it are accounts of the first community of Islam and the judgements of the early scholars of the salaf which are the book’s lifeblood and its light.
Far from being just a book for academics, this gives the lay reader an inspiring insight into what a society under Islamic governance looks like.
Why you will want to buy this book:
» If you are a student of Islamic studies.
» If you want a snapshot of what society looks like under Islamic governance.
» If you want an idea of how comprehensive Islam is in covering human behaviour, rather than just being a collection of rules we need to personally apply in our lives.
» This will renew your perspective on how perfect a way of life Islam i
