Islamic Social Contract

Islamic Social Contract
Author: Abdul Quayyum Khan Kundi
Publisher: Abdul Kundi
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2023-11-19
Genre: Political Science
ISBN:

"Islamic Social Contract" ventures beyond being merely a religious doctrine, aiming to present a comprehensive way of life. Rooted in the Quran and the teachings of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), this book endeavors to construct a political framework derived from these foundational sources. It represents a proposal for the Muslim majority to contemplate and potentially embrace an alternative to the prevalent Western secular democracy. In offering an Islamic constitution, the book tackles certain deficiencies within the Western model. It strives to address these gaps by integrating principles from Islamic teachings, thereby presenting an alternative political structure that draws from the inherent strengths and values of the Islamic tradition.

The Soviet Social Contract and why it Failed

The Soviet Social Contract and why it Failed
Author: Linda J. Cook
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 300
Release: 1993
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780674828001

This book is the first critical assessment of the likelihood and implications of such a contract. Linda Cook pursues the idea from Brezhnev's day to our own, and considers the constraining effect it may have had on Gorbachev's attempts to liberalize the Soviet economy.

Shari’a

Shari’a
Author: Abbas Amanat
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2007-09-17
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0804779538

This volume presents ten leading scholars' writings on contemporary Islamic law and Muslim thought. The essays examine a range of issues, from modern Muslim discourses on justice, natural law, and the common good, to democracy, the social contract, and "the authority of the preeminent jurist." Changes in how Shari'a has been understood over the centuries are explored, as well as how it has been applied in both Sunni and Shi'i Islam. Debates on the nature, interpretation, reform, and application of Shari'a lie at the core of all Islamist revivalist ideologies and movements of the past two centuries. The demand for the implementation of Shari'a is one of the hallmarks of Islamic fundamentalism, and Shari'a has become one of the most controversial and politicized concepts in Muslim-majority countries today. This is one of the first books to examine how Muslims understand and apply Shari'a in contemporary societies.

Islamic Financial Contracts

Islamic Financial Contracts
Author: Hussain Mohi-ud-Din Qadri
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 214
Release: 2021-06-30
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1000406369

Islam encourages business and financial transactions as a way of securing the basic needs for all human beings, but these need to be conducted in accordance with the principles contained in the Qur’ān and Sunnah. However, these legal concepts are not classified subject-wise, and the verses on commercial law, like all other topics, are scattered throughout the Qur’ān, making it difficult for readers to gain a full understanding of the topic. This, therefore, is the first comprehensive book to demystify Islamic contract law and specifically Islamic financial contracts, and to examine its roots and history. The book is written in a clear style to allow for a greater understanding of the more challenging and misunderstood areas pertaining to Islamic business and financial contracts. It also contributes a series of chapters which address the market niche and need, concerning Shariah compliance for Islamic financial products and services. The book is divided into 16 chapters in order to provide a holistic and thorough overview of Islamic law of contract. It covers the objections and misconceptions surrounding Islamic business and financial contracts. It also includes the key features and guiding principles of Islamic law of contract and offers technical know-how, illustrating the concept of formation of a contract, as well as the essential elements of a valid contract. The authors also offer a discussion on the system of options under Islamic business and financial contracts and potential solutions to breach of contracts. The book will serve as a handy reference for scholars and students of Islamic business and finance and Islamic commercial law and will also be beneficial for practitioners as well as legal and judicial officers. It will open new doors for further research in the field of Islamic financial contracts.

Islam and Liberal Citizenship

Islam and Liberal Citizenship
Author: Andrew F. March
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 361
Release: 2011
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0199838585

Some argue that Muslims have no tradition of separation of church and state and therefore can't participate in secular, pluralist society. At the other extreme, some Muslims argue that it is the duty of all believers to resist Western forms of government and to impose Islamic law. In Islam and Liberal Citizenship, Andrew F. March is seeking to find a middle way between these poles.

Defining Boundaries in al-Andalus

Defining Boundaries in al-Andalus
Author: Janina M. Safran
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Total Pages: 261
Release: 2013-04-09
Genre: History
ISBN: 0801468019

Al-Andalus, the Arabic name for the medieval Islamic state in Iberia, endured for over 750 years following the Arab and Berber conquest of Hispania in 711. While the popular perception of al-Andalus is that of a land of religious tolerance and cultural cooperation, the fact is that we know relatively little about how Muslims governed Christians and Jews in al-Andalus and about social relations among Muslims, Christians, and Jews. In Defining Boundaries in al-Andalus, Janina M. Safran takes a close look at the structure and practice of Muslim political and legal-religious authority and offers a rare look at intercommunal life in Iberia during the first three centuries of Islamic rule. Safran makes creative use of a body of evidence that until now has gone largely untapped by historians-the writings and opinions of Andalusi and Maghribi jurists during the Umayyad dynasty. These sources enable her to bring to life a society undergoing dramatic transformation. Obvious differences between conquerors and conquered and Muslims and non-Muslims became blurred over time by transculturation, intermarriage, and conversion. Safran examines ample evidence of intimate contact between individuals of different religious communities and of legal-juridical accommodation to develop an argument about how legal-religious authorities interpreted the social contract between the Muslim regime and the Christian and Jewish populations. Providing a variety of examples of boundary-testing and negotiation and bringing judges, jurists, and their legal opinions and texts into the narrative of Andalusi history, Safran deepens our understanding of the politics of Umayyad rule, makes Islamic law tangibly social, and renders intercommunal relations vividly personal.

The Islamic Marriage Contract

The Islamic Marriage Contract
Author: Asifa Quraishi
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008
Genre: Antenuptial contracts (Islamic law)
ISBN: 9780674028210

This volume collects papers from many disciplines examining the Muslim marriage contract. Articles cover doctrines as to marriage contracts; historical instances; comparisons with Jewish and canon law; contemporary legal and social practice; and projects of activists for women worldwide.

Modern Social Contract Theory

Modern Social Contract Theory
Author: Albert Weale
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 471
Release: 2020
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0198853548

This volume offers an exposition and evaluation of major work in social contract theory from 1950 to the present.

Corporate Islam

Corporate Islam
Author: Patricia Sloane-White
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 249
Release: 2017-03-30
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1316878716

Compelling and original, this book offers a unique insight into the modern Islamic corporation, revealing how power, relationships, individual identities, gender roles, and practices - and often massive financial resources - are mobilized on behalf of Islam. Focusing on Muslims in Malaysia, Patricia Sloane-White argues that sharia principles in the region's Islamic economy produce a version of Islam that is increasingly conservative, financially and fiscally powerful, and committed to social control over Muslim and non-Muslim public and private lives. Packed with fascinating details, the book is essential reading for anyone with an interest in Islamic politics and culture in modern life.