Abdul Rauf, Feisal <br/><br/>
Defining Islamic statehood: measuring and indexing contemporary Muslim states/ 
Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf 
 - New York:  Palgrave,  2015. 
 - xvi, 318 p.  HB 
<br/><br/>Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction --<br/> PART I: DEFINING AN ISLAM STATE AND RULE OF LAW -- 1. Shariah and the Objectives of Islamic Law -- 2. Islamic State: Foundations -- 3. Characteristics of Islamic Governance: The Scholars' Consensus -- 4. Defining the Maqasid for Measurement --<br/> PART II: DEVELOPING AN INDEX OF MEASURING NATIONS -- 5. Indexing the Maqasid -- 6. The Maqasid Index -- PART III: SIP SCHOLARS SPEAK ON KEY CHALLENGES IN ISLAMIC GOVERNANCE -- 7. Practical Applications of Islamic Law in Government and the Judiciary -- 8. Human Rights and Islamic Governance -- 9. The Maqasid, Reform and Renewal. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781137446800 (hardback) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Islam and state.<br/>State, The.<br/>POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General.<br/>RELIGION / Islam / General.<br/>RELIGION / Islam / Law.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>320.557  / RAU/D