Driven by a detailed hermeneutical investigation of the Qur'anic story of creation, this book questions the hybrid Biblical/Qur'anic narrative that gradually erased the lines that define the authentic Qur'anic account. Abla Hasan argues that humanity's divine status is the bedrock from which to investigate the meaning of human religiosity and ......
Principles of Justice Beyond Dominant Ethnic and Religious Communities
The book contributes to the current debate over Islam in a globalizing world by drawing on the contemporary and historical justice discourse within the Islamic traditions, and by examining policies and practices of global powers towards Muslim populations in the global south. The discussion aims at bringing insights from Islamic authoritative ......
Tawhid in Classical Islamic Theology and Said Nursi's Risale-i Nur
This book gleans classical and contemporary Islamic theology on the central tenets of God in Islam in directly addressing theological challenges facing Islam today. It presents a new theological framework and drives prime essential of Islamic theology in its attempting to prove the existence, oneness, and relatability of God.
Liberation Pedagogy places the work of Elijah Muhammad in an educational context. Drawing from concepts in critical educational theory it introduces to readers the contributions that Elijah Muhammad made to the education of oppressed people. This book offers a liberation pedagogy that educators can use to inspire students.
Liberation Pedagogy places the work of Elijah Muhammad in an educational context. Drawing from concepts in critical educational theory it introduces to readers the contributions that Elijah Muhammad made to the education of oppressed people. This book offers a liberation pedagogy that educators can use to inspire students.
Discursive Practices, Subject Formation, & Muslim Ethics
This book describes and analyzes Muhasibi's and Nursi's accounts of what it means to live an authentically Muslim ethical life. It documents and examines the discursive practice, reflectivity, dynamism and complexity involved in living properly as a Muslim individual and social being.
Theology, Interpretation and Power in the Muslim World
The Trump administration brought major changes in how the United States relates to the Muslim World, and a growing awareness of the need to compete with radical Islamic forces in the domain of their theocratically-based ideology. This work explores the current state of the "wars of ideas" against radical Islam and identifies America's potential ......
The Promises and Challenges of the Maqasid al-Shari'a
This book captures the growing debate among Muslim scholars about the theory of the "Objectives of the Shari'a" (maqasid al-shari'a) and its role in reforming Islamic law. The book is divided into two parts-one highlighting the theory's potential and the other its challenges.
