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Islam and the Challenge of Human Rights
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 266

Islam and the Challenge of Human Rights

In 1948, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted and proclaimed the International Declaration of Human Rights, a document designed to hold both individuals and nations accountable for their treatment of fellow human beings, regardless of religious or cultural affiliations. Since then, the compatibility of Islam and human rights has emerged as a particularly thorny issue of international concern, and has been addressed by Muslim rulers, conservatives, and extremists, as well as Western analysts and policymakers; all have commonly agreed that Islamic theology and human rights cannot coexist. Abdulaziz Sachedina rejects this informal consensus, arguing instead for the essential compa...

Islamic Biomedical Ethics
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 291

Islamic Biomedical Ethics

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2009-04-06
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  • Publisher: OUP USA

In search of principles of health care in Islam -- Health and suffering -- Beginning of life -- Terminating early life -- Death and dying -- Organ donation and cosmetic enhancement -- Recent developments -- Epilogue.

Islamic Messianism
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 242

Islamic Messianism

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1981-01-01
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  • Publisher: SUNY Press

The first comprehensive study of the idea of the Mahdi, or divinely guided messianic leader.

The Islamic Roots of Democratic Pluralism
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 190

The Islamic Roots of Democratic Pluralism

This book tackles the most significant issues facing Muslims today. Sachedina argues that we must reopen the doors of religious interpretation--to correct false interpretations, replace outdated laws, and formulate new doctrines. His book critically analyzes Muslim teachings on such issues as pluralism, civil society, war and peace, and violence and self-sacrifice.

The Just Ruler in Shi'ite Islam
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 294

The Just Ruler in Shi'ite Islam

The Islamic regime that came to power after the 1978-79 Iranian revolution justified the rule of the Ayatollah Khomeini, and the Shi'ite imams in general, on the basis of the doctrine that the Islamic jurist is best suited to rule with justice in an Islamic country. Arguing that this concept has no apparent parallel in Sunni Islam, this study explores its origins in the Sunni/Shi'ite schism, which took place after the death of the Prophet, and traces its evolution to the present day. Drawing on exhaustive research in the Islamic libraries of Iran and Jordan, as well as discussions with leading jurors and scholars in Iran, Sachedina presents the first in-depth analysis of an Islamic phenomenon of vital contemporary social and political significance.

The Islamic Roots of Democratic Pluralism
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 297

The Islamic Roots of Democratic Pluralism

This book tackles the most significant issues facing Muslims today. Sachedina argues that we must reopen the doors of religious interpretation--to correct false interpretations, replace outdated laws, and formulate new doctrines. His book critically analyzes Muslim teachings on such issues as pluralism, civil society, war and peace, and violence and self-sacrifice.

The Imperatives of Progressive Islam
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 225

The Imperatives of Progressive Islam

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Note on transliteration -- Foreword -- Introduction: broader contextualisation of progressive Islam -- 1 The poiesis imperative -- 2 The epistemological imperative -- 3 The religious pluralism imperative -- 4 The Islamic liberation theology imperative -- 5 The human rights imperative -- 6 The ethical imperative in Islamic jurisprudence/law -- 7 The gender-justice imperative -- 8 The imperative of non-patriarchal Islamic hermeneutics -- Conclusion: the future of progressive Islam -- Select Bibliography -- Index

The Cambridge Companion to the Qur'ān
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 356

The Cambridge Companion to the Qur'ān

An introduction to the Qur'an (Koran), a text that has guided the lives of millions.

The Routledge Companion to the Qur'an
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 672

The Routledge Companion to the Qur'an

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2021-09-30
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  • Publisher: Routledge

The Routledge Companion to the Qur’an offers an impressive and comprehensive overview of the formative scripture of Islam. Including a wide number of scholarly approaches to the Qur’an by both established authorities and emergent voices, the 40 chapters in this volume represent the latest word on the academic understanding of the Muslim scripture. The Qur’an is spoken of in scholarship across disciplines; it is the beating heart of a living community of believers; it is a work of beauty and a basis for art and culture; it is a profoundly significant historical artifact; and it is a mysterious survivor from the Late Ancient Arabic-speaking world. This Handbook accompanies the reader int...

Sexual Violation in Islamic Law
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 285

Sexual Violation in Islamic Law

Centered on legal discourses of Islam's first six centuries, this book analyzes juristic writings on the topic of rape.