Citizenship and Accountability of Government: An Islamic Perspective

Citizenship and Accountability of Government: An Islamic Perspective is the final volume in Prof. M. H. Kamali's series on fundamental rights and liberties in Islam. It includes discussions of: the definitions of citizenship; the rights of citizens; the duties of citizens; citizenship laws; the concepts of dar al—Islam (abode of Islam), dar al—harb (abode of war) and the dar al—'ahd (abode of treaty); the ummah and the nation—state; government as a trust; the selection of officials; the rel...