God's Rule : Government and Islam

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Summary: Overview of Islamic political thought in the Middle Age
Review: I read the book several months ago, and I found it very informative. However, I almost get lost from time to time with the name of so many different "groups" o "sensibilities" within early Islam. It also clarified to me why deciding who the right calipha was implied not only a political choice but also a religious one. Besides, I think that its review of the concept of jihad was balanced.

Other book that I would reccomend to read would be "The Venture of Islam", by Marshall G. S. Hodgson, nowadays a classic included in any bibliography on Islam.