Islam: Between Message and History

Abdelmadjid Charfi; Abdou Filali-Ansary; Sikeena Karmali Ahmed; David Bond

Published by Edinburgh University Press 2009

Islam

Between Message and History

Abdelmadjid Charfi , Abdou Filali-Ansary , Sikeena Karmali Ahmed and David Bond

In the series In Translation: Modern Muslim Thinkers

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780748642076

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Published in Association with the Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations

This book could easily be called 'A Guide for the Modern Muslim', for someone to whom the sentiments of his or her ancestors resonate but who cannot accept the canonised formulas of a stultified education. Charfi spells out what, for him, is the essential message of Islam, followed by a history of its unfolding through the person of the Prophet Muhammad, who was a visionary seeking to change the ideals, attitudes and behaviours of the society in which he lived. The message and its history are delineated as two separate things, conflated by tradition. Charfi's reflections cross those horizons where few Muslim scholars have dared until now to tread. He confronts with great lucidity those difficult questions with which Muslims are struggling, attempting to reconsider them from a moral and political perspective that is independent of the frameworks produced by tradition."

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Introduction Moncef Ben Abdeljelil Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part One. Characteristics of the Message of Muhammad
1 History and Theory Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	27
2 The Preaching of Muhammad Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	37
3 Distinctive Characteristics of Muhammad’s Message Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	49
4 Legislation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	59
5 The Seal of Prophecy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	77
Part Two The Message in History
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1 The Prophet’s Successors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	89
2 Institutionalised Islam Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	101
3 The Elaboration of Institutional Theory Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	111
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Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 192
Keywords: Islamic Studies

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Published: September 30, 2009
ISBN: 9780748642076