Islam and humanity : consequences of a contemporary reading / Muhammad Shahrour ; first authorized English translation of Al-Islam wa-l-Insan by George Stergios ; with a foreword by Dale F. Eickelman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shaḥrūr, Muḥammad, author.

Contributor:

Stergios, George, translator.

Eickelman, Dale F., 1942- writer of foreword.

Series:

Islamic studies (Berlin, Germany)

Islamic studies

Standardized Title:

Islam wa-l-Insan English

Language:

Arabic

English

Subjects (All):

Qurʼan--Hermeneutics.

Qurʼan.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 210 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Islam & Humanity

Place of Publication:

Berlin : Gerlach Press, 2018.

Summary:

This new book by Mohammed Shahrour is about the implications of a contemporary reading of the Qur'an. We must re-examine the prior reading of religion and introduce Islam from its original source, the authoritative revelation, on the basis of a contemporary reading that takes into account the level of knowledge of the twenty-first century and the scientific and ethical development that have been achieved.<br><br>Shahrour employs the rules of what he calls tartil and non-synonymity. As themes of the Qur'an are scattered across Suras, tartil means to take verses related to one topic and arrange them in a proper order and sequence. This method allows Shahrour to remove apparent contradictions among the texts and to bring them into harmony with one another.

Contents:

Foreward by Dale F. Eickelman

Translator's Introduction by George Stergios

A Word of Thanks

Consequences of a Contemporary Reading

Introduction

Preface

Chapter One: Who are the Muslims?. The Meaning of Islam from the Book

The Righteous Deed

Dissent is the Meaning of Opposition to Islam in the Book

God's Approval Applies to All Muslims

Chapter Two: Who are the Believers?. The Meaning of Iman (Faith) in the Book of God

The Difference between the Messengerhood and the Prophethood

The Sunna of the Messenger and the Sunna of the Prophet

Necessary Obedience in the Realm of Messengerhood

Obedience to Him (s) in the Messengerhood is Combined Obedience

Chapter Three: There is No Force in Islam. The Difference between Obedience and Force

Freedom is the Foundation of Worship

Types of Despotism that the Human Being Must Confront

The Guilt Complex

The Case of Covering

Chapter Four: The Citizen and Loyalty to Islam. The Meaning of Community, People and Nation

Loyalty to Islam is Loyalty to Human Values

The Citizen (Attachment to the Nation-State is an "Attachment to the Homeland")

The Fighting Belief

The Difference between Shahid (Witness on the Basis of Previously Acquired Knowledge) and Shahid (Eyewitness)

Conclusion.

Notes:

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Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

3-940924-81-4

3-95994-019-X

OCLC:

1372395423