A long jihad : my quest for the middle way / Muhammad Abdul Bari.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bari, Muhammad Abdul, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Muslims.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 286 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Markfield, Leicestershire, England : Kube Publishing Ltd, [2018]

Summary:

In this memoir, Dr Muhammad Abdul Bari asks us to look beyond the extremism and violence that all too often defines the Muslim community toward those, like himself, navigating a middle-way life. A path defined in Islam as the 'natural way', far away from the cliff of radicalisation that causes some to harm themselves and others. Through his personal journey as an Air Force officer in Bangladesh to the leader of the Muslim Council of Britain and beyond, Muhammad's reassuring reflections come to light: the importance of community engagement, civic responsibility, and what it means to live a good life. In articulating his positions Muhammad Abdul Bari offers Muslims, and everybody else, guidance on going forward as engaged, confident individuals, down a path that rejects radical views and seeks to stay in the centre, living a life of moderation that is, as the Qur'an says, 'justly balanced'.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781847741196

1847741193