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oapen-20.500.12657-456442023-06-05T13:08:46Z One Word - Yak Kaleme Seyed-Gohrab, Asghar History Islam & Law islam law Code of law Europe God God in Islam Persian Empire Persians Quran Sharia Surah bic Book Industry Communication::L Law::LN Laws of Specific jurisdictions::LND Constitutional & administrative law “One Word – Yak Kaleme” is one of the first treatises in the Middle East to demonstrate that Islam is compatible with modern western forms of government, and specifically that sharia principles can be incorporated in a codified law comparable to that found in Europe. Unlike many fellow Oriental travellers, the author observed that European dominance is not derived from a few technological advances, but primarily from the organization of society. In “One Word”, the author argues that the principles underlying constitutional government can be found in Islamic sources. “One Word” is a significant text during the Iranian Constitutional Revolution of 1906, but its message is relevant today. 2017-03-17 23:55 2020-03-13 03:00:31 2020-04-01T13:46:33Z 2020-04-01T13:46:33Z 2010 book 625757 OCN: 751984005 9789087280895 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/31704 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/45644 eng Iranian Studies Series application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International 625757.pdf Leiden University Press Leiden University Press doi.org/10.24415/9789087280895 doi.org/10.24415/9789087280895 276c53fd-5f1d-4065-9fce-9628863ddca8 b818ba9d-2dd9-4fd7-a364-7f305aef7ee9 9789087280895 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) Leiden University Press Leiden 100447 KU Select 2016 Backlist Collection Knowledge Unlatched open access
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“One Word – Yak Kaleme” is one of the first treatises in the Middle East to demonstrate that Islam is compatible with modern western forms of government, and specifically that sharia principles can be incorporated in a codified law comparable to that found in Europe. Unlike many fellow Oriental travellers, the author observed that European dominance is not derived from a few technological advances, but primarily from the organization of society. In “One Word”, the author argues that the principles underlying constitutional government can be found in Islamic sources. “One Word” is a significant text during the Iranian Constitutional Revolution of 1906, but its message is relevant today.
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