The Indices and Their Formulation

Abstract

On the basis of the foundational Islamic teachings presented in Chapter 2, from the Quran and the practices of the Prophet, we categorize the important indices or dimensions of a rule-compliant Muslim society: economic, legal and governance, human and political rights, and international relations. In essence, our goal is to assess how well Muslim countries (countries that belong to the OIC and where a major percentage of citizens identify themselves as Muslims) perform relative to the teachings that they purport to uphold and relative to non-Muslim countries as indicated by our indices.