The middle path of moderation in Islam : the Qur'anic principle of Wasatiyyah / Mohammad Hashim Kamali ; foreword by Tariq Ramadan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kamali, Mohammad Hashim, author.

Ramadan, Tariq, author of introduction, etc.

Series:

Religion and global politics.

Religion and Global Politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Moderation--Religious aspects--Islam.

Moderation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (335 pages) : illustrations, tables.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2015.

Summary:

This study begins with a conceptual analysis of wasaṭiyyah, its meaning, definition, scope, and manifestations. This is followed by a review of the source evidence in the Qur'an and hadith, and then a round-up of modern opinion on wasaṭiyyah. The hallmarks of wasaṭiyyah and those of extremism, identification of wasaṭiyyah, its manifestations, and institutional developments on wasaṭiyyah are also discussed.

Contents:

Conceptual analysis. Definition and scope of wasaṭiyyah

Review of the source evidence

A round-up of modern opinion

Hallmarks of extremism

Manifestations of wasaṭiyyah

Identification of wasaṭiyyah

Institutional developments

Thematic perspectives. Moderation and justice

Moderation in religiosity

The moderating role of ikhtilāf (reasoned disagreement)

Between spirituality and legalism: the moderating influence of Sufism

Harm (ḍarar) must be eliminated

Forbearance, bringing ease and removing hardship (taysīr, raf ʻal-ḥaraj, samāḥah)

Environmental imbalance

Financial imbalance, extravagance and waste (isrāf, tabdhīr)

Moderation in jihād

Character and lifestyle

Wasaṭiyyah and women's rights

Wasaṭiyyah and globalization

Islam between antiquity and the modern world

Continuity and change in Islam: an analysis of tajdīd and iṣlāh (renewal and reform).

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-025145-X

0-19-022685-4