Islam and Good Governance A Political Philosophy of Ihsan /

• Main Author: Khan, M. A. Muqtedar (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Religion and politics.; Middle East-Politics and government.; Political philosophy.; Political science.; Islam-Doctrines.; Politics and Religion.; Middle Eastern Politics.; Political Philosophy.; Governance and Government.; Islamic Theology.

This book advances an Islamic political philosophy based on the concept of Ihsan, which means to do beautiful things. The author moves beyond the dominant model of Islamic governance advanced by modern day Islamists. The political philosophy of Ihsan privileges process over structure, deeds over ide...