Open AccessM.A Muqtedar Khan, Islam and Good Governance: A Political Philosophy of Ihsan
Author(s) -
Showkat Ahmad Dar
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
islam and civilisational renewal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2041-8728
pISSN - 2041-871X
DOI - 10.52282/icr.v10i2.66
Subject(s) - politics , islam , tranquillity , subject (documents) , corporate governance , political philosophy , social science , government (linguistics) , sociology , order (exchange) , political science , environmental ethics , law , philosophy , management , theology , psychology , economics , linguistics , finance , neuroscience , library science , computer science
The work currently under review, by M. A. Muqtedar Khan, professor at the University of Delware (USA) and expert in Islamic thought, governance and international relations, is a unique addition to the subject area, exploring new dimensions of Islamic political philosophy. A serious, critical evaluation of the subject—theory vis-a-vis practice—Khan challenges the many political understandings held by classical and modern Islamic political thinkers. Human minds (irrespective of their religious bents) have searched through the ages for a world order capable of providing peace and tranquillity to all people. Consequently, a number of political theories have emerged deliberating on the process and structure of governance and government.