ABSTRACT

This book examines the link between Islamic thought/jurisprudence on the one hand and political action on the other. It shows how reformism is deeply rooted in Islamic tradition and how Sunni scholars have become activists for change in Saudi Arabia.

chapter 1|16 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|13 pages

Context

chapter 3|11 pages

The Sunni fiqh

chapter 4|10 pages

Further perspectives on the Sunni fiqh

chapter 5|14 pages

Intellectual interaction

chapter 6|13 pages

Political struggle: Countering

chapter 7|21 pages

Countering policy in the 1990s

chapter 8|18 pages

Petitions and challenges

chapter 9|20 pages

The Monarchy and support

chapter 10|16 pages

Appeasement

chapter 11|19 pages

External focus: resumption of al-madafa‘a

chapter 12|26 pages

Political realism

chapter 13|28 pages

Conclusion