Islamic political thought in the Middle Ages

This book, in our estimation, represents the pinnacle of the abundant scholarly efforts made by Rozental, and it is no wonder that this book remained for a long time the primary reference for anyone seeking to understand the main features of Islamic political thought, to identify its constituent elements, and to know what developments have occurred in its various arts. Despite Dr. Hamed Rabea's - may Allah have mercy on him - skepticism about Rozental's sincere motives and his accusations of bias towards his Jewish religion, he could only acknowledge the outstanding authoritative status this book held; he said, four decades ago: "If we want to seek a scientific presentation of Islamic political thought in its Arab reality, we find nothing but a stance we owe to a Jewish scholar, namely Rozental. Only in that work can we find a comprehensive presentation in a scientific manner that refuses anything but neutral, even if formal, analysis of the various elements of Islamic political thought."