How is an Islamic society actually governed? Nearly a thousand years ago, the Iraqi polymath and jurist Imam al-Mawardi (d. 1058) answered with Al-Ahkam As-Sultaniyyah — the single most comprehensive classical account of Islamic governance ever written.
Composed at the height of the Abbasid era, it maps the workings of an entire society: the caliphate and the appointment of leaders, ministers and governors, the judiciary and courts, military command, zakat and taxation, public works and the markets. Throughout, al-Mawardi anchors every institution in the practice of the first community and the judgements of the early scholars, making the book as spiritually grounding as it is intellectually rich.
Far from a text for academics alone, this English translation by Dr Asadullah Yate offers every reader an inspiring glimpse of just how comprehensive the din truly is. A cornerstone for students of Islamic law, history and political thought.
Hardback | 354 pages | Ta-Ha Publishers | Second Edition