published in Beirut in Arabic under the title Al “Alakat Ad Dawliya Fil Islam (i.e. International Relations in Islam). It includes an explanation of the various concepts of international relations ba sed on the Islamic faith, the rulings of the Islamic Sharia a nd the jurisprudence of the most prominent scholars of Islam.

The book uses the method of comparative study, which compares between jurisprudential rulings a nd rules of positive law in the framewo r k of calling fo r a renewal of the Islamic though that is committed to the humanity of humans. It deals with international politics fr om two perspectives: (1 politics of the Islamic Sharia a nd (2 international politics as adopted by the international community nowadays.

Readers interested in this topic shall find in this book studies related to the majo r Islamic principles that govern international relations a nd the various concepts of Jihad, terro r ism a nd resistance. They shall also find tho r ough explanations about the abode of war, the abode of peace, the universal abode, the impo r tance of the great Muslim scholar, Ash- Shibani, in establishing international law since the eighth century AD, the rules of peace a nd the rules of war, as well as the use of the learn “citizenship” instead of “Ahl Al Dhimma”, the necessity of civilized dialogue a nd the defense of the rights of all humans without discrimination. أقرأ أقل