The middle path of moderation in Islam: the Qurʼānic principle of wasaṭiyyah

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 -- Moderat...

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Main Author: Kamali, Mohammad Hashim 1944- (Author)
Contributors: Ramadan, Tariq 1962- (Writer of preface)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Oxford New York Oxford University Press [2015]
In:Year: 2015
Series/Journal:Religion and global politics
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Islam / Koran / Moderation
Further subjects:B Hadith
B Islam
B Islamic law
B Everyday life
B Development
B The Modern
B Islamic countries
B Islam and politics
B Tendency
B Koran
B Moderation Religious aspects Islam
Parallel Edition:Electronic
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Summary: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)
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-300) and indexes
ISBN:0190226838