The author is a well known modern Egyptian thinker who has worked as the Suprem Court Judge of Egypt for over 20 years. His book has a balanced objective aproach to the issue of the government and state in Islamic teachings. He is now a famous figure as an Egypt Islamic Modernist thinker. This clear and concise text explains the rise of the Islamic state, the system of government after the Prophets death, government and its objectives in Islam, Islamic political principles (shura, justice, freedom, equality) and the accountability of rulers.