Based on a reading of classical Islamic literature, the writings of
modem Muslims and on extensive travel and interviews, this book
discusses ways in which Muslim peoples adapt themselves to a world
composed of sovereign nation-states, having peaceful and equal
relations with both non-Muslim states and collectivities of other
Muslims. The classical and medieval legal theory of Islam appears
to place two obstacles in the way of such adaptations; it divides
the world into two areas, Muslim and non-Muslim, between which
relations can at best be those of truce; and it demands that the
life of societies should be regulated by the will of God as
revealed in the Qu'ran, not by the will of rulers or of the people.
Dr Piscatori shows that the traditional theory provides for some
degree of territorial pluralism, which has been clearly reflected
in the historical experience whereby stable nation-states have
emerged and become part of the international order.
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