Pak Lah launches Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf's latest book

(From left) Prof Dr Mohammad Hashim Kamali, Imam Feisal, Tun Abdullah and Deputy IAIS Malaysia CEO Prof Dr Mohamed Azam Mohamed Adil.

KUALA LUMPUR: A new book by Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf was launched by former prime minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi at the International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies (IAIS) Malaysia here.

The book, titled Defining Islamic Statehood: Measuring and Indexing Contemporary Muslim States, focuses on the Maqasid Syariah (objective of Islamic laws) to measure an Islamic State.