16 Ibn Taymiyya (1263–1328): Shari'a Governance (al-siyasa al-shar'iyya)

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Analytical Table of Contents vii
4. Abbreviations xi
5. Map xii
6. Time Chart xiv
7. Preface to the Second Revised and Expanded Edition xvi
8. Introduction 1
9. Part I The Messenger and the Law c.622–1000
10. 1 The Mission of Muhammad 9
11. 2 The Idea of Monarchy under the Umayyads and 'Abbasids c.661–850 18
12. 3 The Formation of the Shari'a 32
13. 4 Shi'ism 40
14. 5 The Restoration of Persia c.850–1050 50
15. 6 Knowledge and Power: Philosophy without the Polis 57
16. Part II Religion and State Power (din wa dawla): The Sunni Doctrine of the State c.900–1220
17. 7 The Theory of the Caliphate 81
18. 8 State and Religion under the Saljuks 91
19. 9 Al-Ghazali: Mysticism and Politics 97
20. 10 The Ethics of Power: Advice-to-Kings (nasihat al-muluk) 111
21. 11 Ibn Rushd 118
22. 12 Sufism and Politics 132
23. Part III The Shari'a and the Sword c.1220–1500
24. 13 The Rape of Asia 141
25. 14 Mamluk Ideology and the Sultan-Caliph 145
26. 15 Nasir al-Din Tusi (1201–74): Social Philosophy and Status Groups 149
27. 16 Ibn Taymiyya (1263–1328): Shari'a Governance (al-siyasa al-shar'iyya) 158
28. 17 The Delhi Sultanate and al-Barani: Statecraft and Morality 164
29. 18 Ibn Khaldun (1332–1406): The Science of Civilisation and the Governance of Islam 169
30. 19 The Decline of Classical Islamic Political Thought 186
31. Part IV Religious Ideology and Political Control in Early Modern States
32. 20 A New World Order 195
33. 21 The State of the House of Osman (devlet-i al-i Osman) 199
34. 22 The Safavids 223
35. 23 India and the Mughals 240
36. 24 The Decline and Reform of the Ottoman Empire 256
37. Part V Islam and the West
38. 25 Modernism from the Ottoman Reforms to the Turkish Revolution 281
39. 26 Conservatism and Modernism in Iran 300
40. 27 Islamism 304
41. 28 Islamism, Modernism and the Secular State 324
42. Conclusion 347
43. Glossary 353
44. Bibliography 356
45. Index of Names 369
46. Index of Subjects 372