Islam and the Secular State: Negotiating the Future of Shari'a

The author, a Muslim scholar and human rights activist, envisions a positive and sustainable role for Sharia, based on a profound rethinking of the relationship between religion and the secular state in all societies. He argues that coercive enforcement of Sharia by the state is against the Qur'an's teachings.

• Author
• Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im

• Format
• hardcover

• Pages
• 324

• Publisher
• Harvard University Press

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 9780674027763

• Genres
• islam, religion, politics

• Release date
• 2008