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Foundations of Islamic Governance

A Southeast Asian Perspective

By: Maszlee Malik

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Foundations of Islamic Governance

A Southeast Asian Perspective

By: Maszlee Malik

The aim of this book is to explore and analyze the Islamic axioms, foundation principles and values underpinning the field of governance in an attempt to construct the architectonics of a new systemic and dynamic theory and formulate the articulation of ‘Islamic governance’. This discursive and abstract, rather than being an empirical exercise, assumes to produce a ‘good governance’ framework within its own formulation through a value-shaped dynamic model according to maqasid al-Shari’ah (higher objective of Shari’ah) by going beyond the narrow remit of classical and contemporary discussions produced on the topic, which propose a certain institutional model of governance based on the classical juristic (fiqh) method. Through an exclusive analytical discursive approach in this book, readers will find that Islam as one of the major religions in the contemporary world with the claim of promising the underpinning principles and philosophical foundations of worldly affairs and institutions through a micro method of producing homoIslamicus could contribute towards development of societies by establishing a unique model of governance from its explicit ontological worldview through a directed descriptive epistemology.

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Islamic Foundations of a Free Society

By: Mustafa Acar,Souad Adnane,Azhar Aslam,Hasan Yücel Başdemir,Kathya Berrada,Maszlee Malik,Youcef Maouchi,Hicham El Moussaoui,M. A. Muqtedar Khan,Bican Şahin,Atilla Yayla

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Islamic Foundations of a Free Society

By: Mustafa Acar,Souad Adnane,Azhar Aslam,Hasan Yücel Başdemir,Kathya Berrada,Maszlee Malik,Youcef Maouchi,Hicham El Moussaoui,M. A. Muqtedar Khan,Bican Şahin,Atilla Yayla

Islam is growing rapidly both in its traditional homelands and in the West. Some in the West view Islam with a mixture of fear and suspicion. However, it is also fair to say that there is widespread ignorance about Islam, and especially about its relationship to political systems and the economy. Is Islam compatible with a free society and a free economy? Is the fact that many Muslim-majority states do not have free economies or polities a result of an incompatibility between Islam and political and economic freedom, or does it result from an unfortunate series of historical events? What role has past colonialism played in encouraging Muslim extremism? Exactly what does Islam have to say about freedom in economic, political and religious life? This book, written by a range of Islamic scholars, sheds a great deal of light on these crucial questions. It is an important book for those in the West who need to understand Islam better. It is also important for those in Muslim countries who can influence the development of political systems and economic policy. The publication of this book could not be more timely.

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