{"product_id":"al-ahkam-as-sultaniyyah-the-laws-of-islamic-governance-9781984129628","title":"Al Ahkam As Sultaniyyah: The laws of Islamic Governance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eThe Book \u003cb\u003eAl-Ahkam as-Sultaniyyah\u003c\/b\u003e is both the single most comprehensive account of the workings of islamic governance and equally a highly influential theoretical outline of the nature of that governance. It is also as if it were a snapshot of the inner workings of Abbasid power at its height. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWoven throughout it are accounts of the scholars of the \u003cem\u003esalaf \u003c\/em\u003ewhich are the book's life, blood and its light.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbu'l Hasan al-Mawardi\u003c\/b\u003e (d. 450AH) was a practising Qadi whose excellent judgement earned him the soubriquet 'The Most Judicious of \u003cem\u003eQadis\u003c\/em\u003e'. Given that the role of the \u003cem\u003eQadi \u003c\/em\u003efar exceeds that of judge, the author was well placed to describe the workings of power from within. Along with that, his excellence as a scholar allowed him to produce a work which is one of the undoubted classics of Islam.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Translator\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Asadullah Yate attained a Phd from Cambridge with his dissertation on ibn Rushd as a Jurist. He has succeeded admirably in translating this work accurately and in making it entirely readable.\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-13993155\"\u003eDar Ul Thaqafah\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-12363463\"\u003eAbul Hasan Ali Ibn Muhammad Mawardi\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/23\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 382\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.12lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.79d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781984129628\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1984129627\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POL\"\u003ePolitical Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POL000000\"\u003eGeneral\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Createspace Independent Publishing Platform","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44697189155053,"sku":"9781984129628","price":31.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_14d0ab65-806f-4baf-9759-13c80f4ac99d.jpg?v=1703813467","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/al-ahkam-as-sultaniyyah-the-laws-of-islamic-governance-9781984129628","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}