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Reform And Its Perils In Contemporary Islam
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Author : Nadia Oweidat
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2024
Reform And Its Perils In Contemporary Islam written by Nadia Oweidat and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024 with Religion categories.
Reform and Its Perils in Contemporary Islam is an intellectual history and critical analysis of the work of prominent Muslim scholar Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd (1943-2010), one of the 20th century's key Muslim reformers.
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Author : Nadia Oweidat
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2024
Reform And Its Perils In Contemporary Islam written by Nadia Oweidat and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024 with Religion categories.
"Who speaks for Islam? What role, if any, does scholarship play in defining the contours of Islamic law and theology? Are all Muslims equal in their right to interpret the Quran? The answers to these questions bear on both intellectual and practical concerns across the globe. For centuries, only specialized scholars and jurists ulama could adjudicate matters related to Islamic theology and jurisprudence. However, with the advent of modernity and mass education, the ulama have lost much of their exclusive interpretive control to an ever-widening group of intellectuals, academics, and even activists. The ramifications of this shift in authority gained global attention in 1995, when Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd (1943-2010), an Egyptian scholar of Islamic thought at the Department of Arabic Language and Literature at Cairo University as well as a practicing Muslim, was declared an apostate by the Egyptian Court of Appeals. Beyond earning Abu Zayd international fame, however, this declaration had serious consequences for his life and his career. Since the punishment for apostasy in the Islamic tradition is the death penalty, Abu Zayd's life was in danger. Furthermore, his marriage to his wife, Ebtehal Younes, a professor of French literature at Cairo University, was annulled by the court, as a Muslim woman cannot be married to a non-Muslim man. Younes equated the ruling with rape. Abu Zayd's experience of the highly publicized trial and the slander that accompanied it only strengthened his conviction that intellectual freedom is a prerequisite for progress"--
The Perils Of Joy
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Author : Samuli Schielke
language : en
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Release Date : 2012-12-13
The Perils Of Joy written by Samuli Schielke and has been published by Syracuse University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-13 with Social Science categories.
Mulids, festivals in honor of Muslim "friends of God," have been part of Muslim religious and cultural life for close to a thousand years. While many Egyptians see mulids as an expression of joy and love for the Prophet Muhammad and his family, many others see them as opposed to Islam, a sign of a backward mentality, a piece of folklore at best. What is it about a mulid that makes it a threat to Islam and modernity in the eyes of some, and an indication of pious devotion in the eyes of others? What makes the celebration of a saint’s festival appear in such dramatically different contours? The Perils of Joy offers a rich investigation, both historical and ethnographic, of conflicting and transforming attitudes toward festivals in contemporary Egypt. Schielke argues that mulids are characterized by a utopian momentum of the extraordinary that troubles the grand schemes of order and perfection that have become hegemonic in Egypt since the twentieth century. Not an opposition between state and civil society, nor a division between Islamists and secularists, but rather the competition between different perceptions of what makes up a complete life forms the central line of conflict in the contestation of festive culture.
Muslim Reformism A Critical History
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Author : Mohamed Haddad
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2020-02-28
Muslim Reformism A Critical History written by Mohamed Haddad and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-28 with Philosophy categories.
This book examines the evolution of Islam in our modern world. The renowned Tunisian scholar Mohamed Haddad traces the history of the reformist movement and explains recent events related to the Islamic religion in Muslim countries and among Muslim minorities across the world. In scholarly terms, he evaluates the benefits and drawbacks of theological-political renovation, neo-reformism, legal reformism, mystical reformism, radical criticism, comprehensive history and new approaches within the study of Islam. The book brings to life the various historical, sociological, political and theological challenges and debates that have divided Muslims since the 19th century. The first two chapters address failed reforms in the past and introduce the reader to classical reformism and to Mohammed Abduh. Haddad ultimately proposes a non-confessional definition of religious reform, reinterpreting and adjusting a religious tradition to modern requirements. The second part of the book explores perspectives on contemporary Islam, the legacy of classical reformism and new paths forward. It suggests that the fundamentalism embodied in Wahhabism and Muslim Brotherhood has failed. Traditional Islam no longer attracts either youth or the elites. Mohamed Haddad shows how this paves the way for a new reformist departure that synthesizes modernism and core Islamic values.
Islam S Predicament With Modernity
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Author : Bassam Tibi
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2009-02-25
Islam S Predicament With Modernity written by Bassam Tibi and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-02-25 with Political Science categories.
Islam's Predicament with Modernity presents an in-depth cultural and political analysis of the issue of political Islam as a potential source of tensions and conflict, and how this might be peacefully resolved. Looking at the issue of modernity from an Islamic point of view, the author examines the role of culture and religion in Muslim society under conditions of globalisation, and analyses issues such as law, knowledge and human rights. He engages a number of significant studies on political Islam and draws on detailed case studies, rejecting the approaches of both Orientalists and apologists and calling instead for a genuine Islamic pluralism that accepts the equality of others. Situating modernity as a Western product at the crux of his argument, he argues that a separation of religion and politics is required, which presents a challenge to the Islamic worldview. This critical analysis of value conflicts, tensions and change in the Islamic world will be of interest to scholars and advanced students of international relations, social theory, political science, religion, Islamic studies and Middle Eastern studies.
Islamic Reform In Twentieth Century Africa
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Author : Roman Loimeier
language : en
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Release Date : 2016-09-08
Islamic Reform In Twentieth Century Africa written by Roman Loimeier and has been published by Edinburgh University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-08 with Religion categories.
The first comprehensive analysis of Muslim movements of reform in modern sub-Saharan AfricaBased on twelve case studies (Senegal, Mali, Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zanzibar and the Comoros), this book looks at patterns and peculiarities of different traditions of Islamic reform. Considering both Sufi- and Salafi-oriented movements in their respective historical contexts, it stresses the importance of the local context to explain the different trajectories of development.The book studies the social, religious and political impact of these reform movements in both historical and contemporary times and asks why some have become successful as popular mass movements, while others failed to attract substantial audiences. It also considers jihad-minded movements in contemporary Mali, northern Nigeria and Somalia and looks at modes of transnational entanglement of movements of reform. Against the background of a general inquiry into what constitutes areform, the text responds to the question of what areform actually means for Muslims in contemporary Africa.Key featuresBiographies of reformist scholars complement the textCase studies are placed in the context of the dynamics of areform in the larger world of IslamAddresses the importance of trans-national entanglements and their formative powerFocuses on the dynamics of social and religious development, the political dynamics of Islamic areform and issues of youth, generational change and gender
Toward An Islamic Reformation
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Author : Abdullahi Ahmed An Na'im
language : en
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Release Date : 2019-01-31
Toward An Islamic Reformation written by Abdullahi Ahmed An Na'im and has been published by Syracuse University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-31 with Law categories.
Toward an Islamic Reformation is an ambitious attempt to modernize Islamic law, calling for reform of the historical formulations of Islamic law, commonly known as Shari'a that is perceived by many Muslims to be part of the Islamic faith. As a Muslim, Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im is sensitive to and appreciative of the delicate relationship between Islam as a religion and Islamic law. Nevertheless, he considers that the questions raised here must be resolved if the public law of Islam is to be implemented today. An-Na'im draws upon the teachings and writings of Sudanese reformer Mahmoud Mohamed Taha to provide what some have called the intellectual foundations for a total reinterpretation of the nature and meaning of Islamic public law.
Revival And Reform In Islam
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Author : Fazlur Rahman
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2021-01-21
Revival And Reform In Islam written by Fazlur Rahman and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-01-21 with Religion categories.
This authoritative book argues that what is considered today to be Islamic fundamentalism is inconsistent with the true meaning of this faith. Rahman demonstrates that the true roots of Islamic teachings advocate adaptability, creativity, and innovation.
Islamic Reform And Conservatism
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Author : Indira Falk Gesink
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2009-11-30
Islamic Reform And Conservatism written by Indira Falk Gesink and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-11-30 with Religion categories.
The famed reform debates at al-Azhar Madrasa in nineteenth-century Cairo, one of the most influential centres of religious study in Sunni Islam, were enormously influential for twentieth-century Islamic thought. Here Indira Gesink offers a revisionist history of these debates over curricular and administrative reforms, and challenges our understanding of the struggle between Islamic reform and conservatism. It has been assumed that famous Islamic modernists such as Muhammad 'Abduh instigated the reform movement and the ideas of modern religious life that emanated from al-Azhar and permeated Islamic society, a development that religious conservatives opposed. Gesink draws on obscure, but important, archival sources, legal manuals and ephemeral journals to tell the other side of the story, and to illustrate the important contributions of conservative scholars to the evolution of twentieth-century Sunni Islam. Conservative 'opponents of reform' engaged many of the same issues as reformers and actively pursued alternative visions of reform. In fact, texts of enacted reforms show greater attention to concerns of conservatives than to the original programmes of Muhammad 'Abduh, and conservatives led 'ulama committees that generated and implemented reforms. Had religious conservatives not contributed to the reforms of the early twentieth century, these reforms would have lacked the crucial cultural assonance that permitted them to become rooted in public life, in an environment of rising nationalist anti-British sentiment which saw 'Abduh as a willing agent of colonialists. The debates ultimately catalyzed public acceptance of secularism, Islamic modernism and radical Islamism. They also led to the practice of lay legal interpretation, the proliferation of competing interpretations within Sunni Islam and the rise of militant sects. By drawing on obscure archival sources and restoring conservative voices to the debate, 'Islamic Reform and Conservatism' presents a more nuanced picture of the al-Azhar debates and the forces that shaped Islamic religious life in the twentieth century than has become the norm. Its original scholarship and fresh analysis make this book indispensable for all those interested in the modern Middle East, religious history, Islamic studies, radical Islam and militancy, secularism, modernism and religious reform.
Radical Reform
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Author : Tariq Ramadan
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2008-11-17
Radical Reform written by Tariq Ramadan and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-11-17 with Religion categories.
Tariq Ramadan has emerged as one of the foremost voices of reformist Islam in the West, notable for urging his fellow Muslims to participate fully in the civil life of the Western societies in which they live. In this new book, Ramadan addresses Muslim societies and communities everywhere with a bold call for radical reform. He challenges those who argue defensively that reform is a dangerous and foreign deviation, and a betrayal of the faith. Authentic reform, he says, has always been grounded in Islam's textual sources, spiritual objectives, and intellectual traditions. But the reformist movements that are based on renewed reading of textual sources while using traditional methodologies and categories have achieved only adaptive responses to the crisis facing a globalizing world. Such readings, Ramadan argues, have reached the limits of their usefulness. Ramadan calls for a radical reform that goes beyond adaptation to envision bold and creative solutions to transform the present and the future of our societies. This new approach interrogates the historically established sources, categories, higher objectives, tools, and methodologies of Islamic law and jurisprudence, and the authority this traditional geography of knowledge has granted to textual scholars. He proposes a new geography which redefines the sources and the spiritual and ethical objectives of the law creating room for the authority of scholars of the social and hard sciences. This will equip this transformative reform with the spiritual, ethical, social and scientific knowledge necessary to address contemporary challenges. Ramadan argues that radical reform demands not only the equal contributions of scholars of both the text and the context, but the critical engagement and creative imagination of the Muslim masses. This proposal for radical reform dramatically shifts the center of gravity of authority. It is bound to provoke controversy and spark debate among Muslims and non-Muslims alike.