On the Boundaries of Theological Tolerance in Islam - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook On the Boundaries of Theological Tolerance in Islam write by Sherman A. Jackson. This book was released on 2002. On the Boundaries of Theological Tolerance in Islam available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "Abu Hamid al Ghazali, one of the most famous Muslim intellectuals in the history of Islam, set out to provide a legally sanctioned definition of Unbelief (kufr) as the basis for a criterion for determining who is to be considered a Muslim and who is not, as far as theology is concerned. The translation is preceded by an extensive commentary in which the author reconstructs the historical and theoretical context of the Faysal and discusses its relevance for contemporary thought and practice." "This is particularly relevant to the contemporary Muslim theological scene, given the on-going controversy between Revivalist groups, Rationalist and Traditionalist, as to what is the true interpretation of religion and what constitutes a grave deviation from it."--BOOK JACKET.
The Place of Tolerance in Islam
The Place of Tolerance in Islam - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Place of Tolerance in Islam write by Khaled Abou El Fadl. This book was released on 2002-11-08. The Place of Tolerance in Islam available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Khaled Abou El Fadl, a prominent critic of Islamic puritanism, leads off this lively debate by arguing that Islam is a deeply tolerant religion. Injunctions to violence against nonbelievers stem from misreadings of the Qur'an, he claims, and even jihad, or so-called holy war, has no basis in Qur'anic text or Muslim theology but instead grew out of social and political conflict. Many of Abou El Fadl's respondents think differently. Some contend that his brand of Islam will only appeal to Westerners and students in "liberal divinity schools" and that serious religious dialogue in the Muslim world requires dramatic political reforms. Other respondents argue that theological debates are irrelevant and that our focus should be on Western sabotage of such reforms. Still others argue that calls for Islamic "tolerance" betray the Qur'anic injunction for Muslims to struggle against their oppressors. The debate underscores an enduring challenge posed by religious morality in a pluralistic age: how can we preserve deep religious conviction while participating in what Abou El Fadl calls "a collective enterprise of goodness" that cuts across confessional differences? With contributions from Tariq Ali, Milton Viorst, and John Esposito, and others.
Islam and the Fate of Others
Islam and the Fate of Others - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Islam and the Fate of Others write by Mohammad Hassan Khalil. This book was released on 2012-05-03. Islam and the Fate of Others available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "Can non-Muslims be saved? And can those who are damned to Hell ever be redeemed? In Islam and the Fate of Others, Mohammad Hassan Khalil examines the writings of influential medieval and modern Muslim scholars on the controversial and consequential question of non-Muslim salvation. This is an illuminating study of four of the most prominent figures in the history of Islam: Ghazali, Ibn 'Arabi, Ibn Taymiyya, and Rashid Rida. Khalil demonstrates that though these paradigmatic figures tended to affirm the superiority of the Islamic message, they also envisioned a God of mercy and justice and a Paradise populated by Muslims and non-Muslims ... Along the way, Khalil examines the writings of many other important writers, such as Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya, Mulla Sadra, Shah Wali Allah of Delhi, Muhammad Ali of Lahore, James Robson, Sayyid Qutb, Yusuf al-Qaradawi, Farid Esack, Reza Shah-Kazemi, T.J. Winter, and Muhammad Legenhausen."--Jacket.
Tolerance and Coercion in Islam
Tolerance and Coercion in Islam - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Tolerance and Coercion in Islam write by Yohanan Friedmann. This book was released on 2003-06-30. Tolerance and Coercion in Islam available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Since the beginning of its history, Islam has encountered other religious communities both in Arabia and in the territories conquered during its expansion. Muslims faced other religions from the position of a ruling power and were therefore able to determine the nature of that relationship in accordance with their world-view and beliefs. Yohanan Friedmann's original and erudite study examines questions of religious tolerance as they appear in the Qur'an and in the prophetic tradition, and analyses the principle that Islam is exalted above all religions, discussing the ways in which this principle was reflected in various legal pronouncements. The book also considers the various interpretations of the Qur'anic verse according to which 'No compulsion is there in religion ...', noting that, despite the apparent meaning of this verse, Islamic law allowed the practice of religious coercion against Manichaeans and Arab idolaters, as well as against women and children in certain circumstances.
Within the Boundaries of Islam
Within the Boundaries of Islam - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Within the Boundaries of Islam write by Muḥammad Ghazālī. This book was released on 2010. Within the Boundaries of Islam available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "This modern study on bid'ah - or heretical innovation - critically explores the boundaries of normative Islam and outlines the legal debate surrounding the subject. It examines the influence of foreign elements in Islamic thought, focusing on corrupt religious practices, as well as distorted beliefs, acts of worship and customary practices pertaining to religious expression. Muhammad al-Ghazali also argues for a 'Sufi core' in the reformist tradition, but one that has been stripped of the foreign accretions that have corrupted many Sufi movements."
