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	• The Principles of State and Government in Islam Muhammad Asad Islamic Book Trust, 1980 - 110 pages average customer review:based on 3 reviews view larger image
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Asad's works are a must read for both Muslim and non-Muslim. The late author is a voice for moderation and progressivism that is the silent majority of Muslims. Read his book and you will hear that silent majority speak.

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A must read for anyone interested in Islamic statehood and lawmaking

This is one of very few books written on the fundamentals of Islamic state. It starts with arguing for an Islamic state which is followed by a critique of a secular state. In analyzing the scope of Islamic law, M. Asad argues that except for a very limited number of absolute rulings of sharia (nass), all the other ijtihadi lawmaking of previous jurists are subject to change depending on the contemporary challenges/circumstances. His insights into the executive and legislative branches of Islamic state are also thought-provoking. M. Asad tries to explain how these two branches of government differ from the Western understanding of separations of powers and tries to portray it as an advantage.

This book is a must for anyone who wants to get fundamental insights into Islamic statehood and lawmaking.

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Oustanding Scholarship

Muhammad Asad is my favourite Muslim author. He writes clearly and without ambugiaty. This books is based on an essay Asad wrote while working for the new Pakistan state in the 1940's. The author argues clearly for a change in attitude from Muslims, whether scholar or layman, that a true Islamic revival can only come about from going back to the Qur'aan and Sunnah and rejecting the schools of fiqh, which by their very nature are no longer relevant to the needs of our times. Clearly influeced by the Zaaheeri school of thought, which only follows the nass injuctions of the Qur'aan and Sunnah, he argues many Muslims have become confused as to what the true Shari'ah is and what are fiqhi derivitives of the various schools of thought. And because there is such a lack of homogenity from various factions of the Muslims community, he argues the situation will never change until Muslims reconcile themselves to the true tennets of the Shar'ah.

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The very fact that none of the existing Muslim countries has so far achieved a form of government that could be termed genuinely Islamic, makes a discussion of the principles that underlie the constitution of Islamic state imperative. This book is an attempt to keep that discussion alive.

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