Commanding Right And Forbidding Wrong In Islamic Thought by Michael A. Cook
A comprehensive study of the Islamic duty to “command right and forbid wrong,” tracing its Qur’anic and hadith roots and the varied legal, theological, and social interpretations across Sunni, Shi‘i, Mu‘tazili, and Ibadi traditions. It examines who bears responsibility—state officials, scholars, market inspectors, or ordinary believers—how enforcement operated in practice from medieval institutions to modern morality policing, and the ethical tensions between communal order, individual conscience, and the dangers of zealotry.
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- Published
- 2000
- Nationality
- British
- Length
- Long
- Pages
- 728–744 pages
- Original Language
- English
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