The Caliphate

Résumé du livre

Islamic political system, as it developed through centuries, rooted in thelife examples of the Prophet (pbuh) and the political structure evolvedduring period of the Four Rightly-Guided Caliphs, is geared towardsfurthering the cause of justice and human freedom, offering protectionsto all citizens of the Muslim State. Professor T. W. Arnold, one of theforemost early twentieth European scholar of Islam, in his book, analysesthe development and history of the Caliphate from its origin to theearly years of the last century. And Arnold's objective study assumes aspecial significance today when the very idea of the Caliphate has beendistorted by certain deeply disturbing forces. Dr. Sabrina Lei's Italiantranslation has an extended and insightful introduction to the idea of theCaliphate