What should be the place of Shari a Islamic religious law in
predominantly Muslim societies of the world? In this ambitious and
topical book, a Muslim scholar and human rights activist envisions
a positive and sustainable role for Shari a, based on a profound
rethinking of the relationship between religion and the secular
state in all societies.
An-Na im argues that the coercive enforcement of Shari a by the
state betrays the Qur an s insistence on voluntary acceptance of
Islam. Just as the state should be secure from the misuse of
religious authority, Shari a should be freed from the control of
the state. State policies or legislation must be based on civic
reasons accessible to citizens of all religions. Showing that
throughout the history of Islam, Islam and the state have normally
been separate, An-Na im maintains that ideas of human rights and
citizenship are more consistent with Islamic principles than with
claims of a supposedly Islamic state to enforce Shari a. In fact,
he suggests, the very idea of an Islamic state is based on European
ideas of state and law, and not Shari a or the Islamic
tradition.
Bold, pragmatic, and deeply rooted in Islamic history and
theology, "Islam" and the Secular State offers a workable future
for the place of Shari a in Muslim societies.
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