Revolution in the Sunnah

Revolution in the Sunnah
Author: Ghāzī ʻAbd al-Raḥmān Quṣaybī
Publisher: Saqi Books
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2004
Genre: History
ISBN:

These short essays provide a brief overview of selected 'hadiths', traditions that the Prophet Muhammad used as sources for religious law. The author argues that not only were they revolutionary for their time, but they have the potential to revolutionise Islamic societies today.

Revolution by the Book

Revolution by the Book
Author: Jamil Al-Amin
Publisher: Writers Inc. International
Total Pages: 192
Release: 1993
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780962785436

Shari'ah on Trial

Shari'ah on Trial
Author: Sarah Eltantawi
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2017-03-28
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0520293789

In November of 1999, Nigerians took to the streets demanding the re-implementation of shari'ah law in their country. Two years later, many Nigerians supported the death sentence by stoning of a peasant woman for alleged sexual misconduct. Public outcry in the West was met with assurances to the Western public: stoning is not a part of Islam; stoning happens "only in Africa"; reports of stoning are exaggerated by Western sensationalism. However, none of these statements are true. Shari'ah on Trial goes beyond journalistic headlines and liberal pieties to give a powerful account of how Northern Nigerians reached a point of such desperation that they demanded the return of the strictest possible shari'ah law. Sarah Eltantawi analyzes changing conceptions of Islamic theology and practice as well as Muslim and British interactions dating back to the colonial period to explain the resurgence of shari'ah, with implications for Muslim-majority countries around the world.

Civil Democratic Islam

Civil Democratic Islam
Author: Cheryl Benard
Publisher: Rand Corporation
Total Pages: 89
Release: 2004-03-25
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0833036203

In the face of Islam's own internal struggles, it is not easy to see who we should support and how. This report provides detailed descriptions of subgroups, their stands on various issues, and what those stands may mean for the West. Since the outcomes can matter greatly to international community, that community might wish to influence them by providing support to appropriate actors. The author recommends a mixed approach of providing specific types of support to those who can influence the outcomes in desirable ways.

The Vanguard of the Islamic Revolution

The Vanguard of the Islamic Revolution
Author: Seyyed Vali Reza Nasr
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 332
Release: 1994-09-23
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780520083691

In this groundbreaking study, Seyyed Vali Reza Nasr examines the origins, historical development, and political strategies of one of the oldest and most influential Islamic revival movements, the Jama'at-i Islami of Pakistan. He focuses on the inherent tension between the movement's idealized vision of the nation as a holy community based in Islamic law and its political agenda of socioeconomic change for Pakistani society. Nasr's work goes beyond the exploration of a single party to examine the diverse sociopolitical roots of contemporary Islamic revivalism, challenging many of the standard interpretations about political expressions of Islam.--Publisher description.

Rebellion and Violence in Islamic Law

Rebellion and Violence in Islamic Law
Author: Khaled Abou El Fadl
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 405
Release: 2001-11-01
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1107320143

Khaled Abou El Fadl's book represents the first systematic examination of the idea and treatment of political resistance and rebellion in Islamic law. Pre-modern jurists produced an extensive and sophisticated discourse on the legality of rebellion and the treatment due to rebels under Islamic law. The book examines the emergence and development of these discourses from the eighth to the fifteenth centuries and considers juristic responses to the various terror-inducing strategies employed by rebels including assassination, stealth attacks and rape. The study demonstrates how Muslim jurists went about restructuring several competing doctrinal sources in order to construct a highly technical discourse on rebellion. Indeed many of these rulings may have a profound influence on contemporary practices. This is an important and challenging book which sheds light on the complexities of Islamic law and pre-modern attitudes to dissidence and rebellion.

Lifeworlds of Islam

Lifeworlds of Islam
Author: Mohammed A. Bamyeh
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2019
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0190280565

Lifeworlds of Islam shows that Islam has typically operated not in the form of standard dogmas, but more often as a compass for practical individual orientations or lifeworlds. Mohammed Bamyeh develops a sociology of Islam that maps out how Muslims have employed the faith to foster global networks, public philosophies, and engaged civic lives both historically and in the present.

The Concept of State and Law in Islam

The Concept of State and Law in Islam
Author: Farooq Hassan
Publisher:
Total Pages: 328
Release: 1981
Genre: Religion
ISBN:

A timely work which highlights the far-reaching implications of the creation of Islamic States for both Muslims and the international community.

Islamic Thought

Islamic Thought
Author: Abdullah Saeed
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 222
Release: 2006-11-22
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1134225644

Islamic Thought is a fresh and contemporary introduction to the philosophies and doctrines of Islam. Abdullah Saeed, a distinguished Muslim scholar, traces the development of religious knowledge in Islam, from the pre-modern to the modern period. The book focuses on Muslim thought, as well as the development, production and transmission of religious knowledge, and the trends, schools and movements that have contributed to the production of this knowledge. Key topics in Islamic culture are explored, including the development of the Islamic intellectual tradition, the two foundation texts, the Qur’an and Hadith, legal thought, theological thought, mystical thought, Islamic Art, philosophical thought, political thought, and renewal, reform and rethinking today. Through this rich and varied discussion, Saeed presents a fascinating depiction of how Islam was lived in the past and how its adherents practise it in the present. Islamic Thought is essential reading for students beginning the study of Islam but will also interest anyone seeking to learn more about one of the world’s great religions.