Islam and good governance : a political philosophy of Ihsan
By: Muqtedar Khan, M. A
Publisher: New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, c2019.Description: xxi, 278 p. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9781137557186; 9781137548320Subject(s): Islam and politics -- United States | Islam | Islam and state | Islam and politics -- PhilosophyDDC classification: 297.272 MU IS| Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Islamic Collection | 297.272 MU IS (Browse shelf) | Available | T0063193 |
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| 297.272 JU PO Politics of modern Muslim subjectivities : Islam, youth, and social activism in the Middle East | 297.272 KA CO The contemporary Islamic governed state : | 297.272 MU CI Civil disobedience in Islam : | 297.272 MU IS Islam and good governance : | 297.272 NA IS Islam and the secular state : negotiating the future of Shariʿa / | 297.272 NE WV The new voices of Islam : reforming politics and modernity : a reader | 297.273 DE VE Developments in Islamic finance : |
Chapter 1 Introduction: The Quest for a Political Philosophy of Ihsan Chapter 2 Loss of Ihsan Chapter 3 Islam as Identity: After a Century of Islamic Revivalism Chapter 4 Ihsan: Classical and Contemporary Understanding Chapter 5 Unveiling Ihsan: From Cosmic View to Worldview Chapter 6 Islamic Political Philosophy: A Critical Genealogy Chapter 7 Ihsan and Good Governance Chapter 8 Closing Thoughts.
This book advances an Islamic political philosophy based on the concept of Ihsan, which means to do beautiful things. The author moves beyond the dominant model of Islamic governance advanced by modern day Islamists. The political philosophy of Ihsan privileges process over structure, deeds over identity, love over law and mercy and forgiveness over retribution. The work invites Muslims to move away from thinking about the form of Islamic government and to strive to create a self-critical society that defends national virtue and generates institutions and practices that provide good governance.