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Product Details

  • Hardcover: 336 pages
  • Publisher: Harvard University Press (March 31, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0674027760
  • ISBN-13: 978-0674027763
  • Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.8 x 9.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 starsBook Offers Universal Messages
By Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University on October 9, 2009
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A new book by Emory Law Professor Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na`im offers a formula for nations and peoples of the world - including the United States and its current presidential candidates -- struggling with the separation of religion and politics.

"The American Constitution got it right on the separation of church and state, but there isn't much clarity of the relationship between religion and politics," said An-Na`im, a senior fellow in the Center for the Study of Law and Religion (CSLR) at Emory University. "You can't separate religion and politics even if you try. Believers will act politically as believers."

An-Na`im wrote Islam and the Secular State: Negotiating the Future of Shari`a (Harvard University Press) to help countries navigate this tricky and treacherous plane, no matter the religion, no matter the geography. The book was first published in Indonesia last year and is available on the Internet in eight languages spoken by Muslims. It is a product of An-Na`im's role in the CSLR's Islamic Legal Studies research project and was funded in part by a grant from the Ford Foundation.

"I want to help clarify the role of religion in society so that it is seen as a positive, humanizing force, not as a bigoted, narrow-minded, destructive force," he said. "The state is the institutional continuity. Countries must be able to keep this alive while allowing elected officials to lead, but without allowing them to take over the state."

An-Na`im, who serves as Charles Howard Candler Professor of Law at Emory, pointed to the Bush Administration's dismissal of federal prosecutors as an abuse of political power. "President Bush used the Justice Department to further his own agenda - he tried to take over the department, he didn't just lead," he said.Read more ›
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4.0 out of 5 starsThis book was very good from a non-Muslims point of view
By Hal 9000 on April 22, 2013
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The author is very concise in his thoughts and sometimes the granularity is too much, but it is always better to have too much information than not enough. I think I have a better understanding of what Sharia' means from a Muslims perspective. As a non- Muslim my perspective was un-informed and the only thought was oppression of non-believers. Truth be told there may be in some areas of the Muslim world where that is true, but the author helped me understand that Muslims are well aware of the immutable laws of the Qur'an and Suras , and that they cannot be changed. How I interpret what I read is that Sharia' bring some of those old laws up to date and puts them in context with the 21st century. The author is making the case for basic human rights in societies and subsequent judgement strickly government enforced, aside from certian religious laws concerning marriages and interfaith laws.He continues to say (paraphrasing)True Islam correctly practiced should make Islam more ammenable within free societys so that the Muslim society will have a future with out abuse and corruption of the faith by even its own leaders. A good read and well suppoted in my opinion.
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5.0 out of 5 starsGENIUS
By S. S. Thompson on September 24, 2013
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As a specialist in Islamic law, Dr. An-Na'im's position that Islam (or any religion) thrives where there is a separation of religion from state points our world in the direction of inalienable human rights for all. The Salafist/Wahabist mindsets that are very prevalent today continues the self-destructive, internal war-making among Muslims, one type killing another type, who wish to claim their view is superior to all other views. Dr. An-Na'im points the world in the right direction where all human beings must be respected for their humanness before any other ideology. A more peaceful world is possible when we change our minds from constant war to non-lethal dialogue.
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5.0 out of 5 starsGood book, great author
By SarahElizabeth on June 26, 2013
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Bought this for a research project, have yet to read all the way through it but from what I've read.. it's well written and a very good source. The author is also highly knowledgeable and highly regarded.
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5.0 out of 5 starsModern Islam
By Nick Veltjens on March 2, 2009
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Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im has written a book that should be read by Muslims as well as Non-Muslims. It analises the basis of Shari'a and its acceptance through generations of consensus, and in various regions of the world. Based on the studies of the Qur'an by Ustadh Mahmoud Mohamed Taha, his revered teacher, he suggests that the Qur'an and the Sunna provide the irrevocable meaning of Islam, while the Shari'a was their interpretation to establish Islamic law.

He argues that the Qur'an and Sunna provide the original and divine documents derived from the revelations and actions by Muhammad. On the other hand, he believes that Shari'a, being law, can and should continually be reviewed to bring it up to accord with the international regard for human rights, including equality of the sexes, and the separation of state and religion. In fact he argues that such a separation is essential for Islam to be a true religion, where believers join it without pressure or even threat, and quotes the Qur'an in saying that coercive enforcement promotes hypocricy (nifaq).

An-Na'im puts a convincing argument that Shari'a should not be enforced by the state, but state law should allow Islam and other religions and worldviews to be free to act in accordance with their doctrine, albeit also in accordance with the state's acceptance of international law.

I highly recommend this book.
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