The state in contemporary Islamic thought : a historical survey of the major Muslim political thinkers of the modern era / Abdelilah Belkeziz.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [297]-307) and index.

The state of the "tanzị̄māt," or, The state of reason and al-sharʻ (Islamic law) -- For the sake of the nation state : a criticism of political and religious autocracy -- The conditional state : the constitutional question in modern Shīʻite political fiqh -- From the nation state to state of the khilāfah : renewal of "Islamic legal politics" -- On the theoretical criticism of the khilāfah -- On the "Islamic state" : religious and political aspects -- The state and al-sharīʻah in the criticism of the secular idea -- Al-shūrā and democracy : connection and disjuncture -- Pseudo-theocracy in the rule of Allah : "al-hạ̄kimīyah" -- Pseudo-theocracy : on the "wilāyat al-faqīh" -- On the criticism of "divine right" -- Is there a contemporary Islamic thought?mic thought?

Translation of: الدولة في الفكر الإسلامي المعاصر.