Radical Reform Islamic Ethics and Liberation

Name: Radical Reform Islamic Ethics and Liberation
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ISBN: 9780195331714

ISBN-10: 0195331710

ISBN-13: 9780195331714

Edition: 2009

Authors: Tariq Ramadan

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Tariq Ramadan has emerged as one of the foremost voices of reformist Islam in the West, notable for urging his fellow Muslims to participate fully in the civil life of the Western societies in which they live. In this new book, he tackles head-on the main roadblock to such participation--namely, the rulings of Islamic jurists that make Islam seem incompatible with modern, scientifically and technologically advanced, democratic societies. Ramadan argues that it is crucial to find solutions that will enable Western Muslims to remain faithful to Islamic ethics while fully living within their societies and their time. He notes that Muslim scholars often refer to the notion of ijtihad (critical…

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List price: $54.00
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/17/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Size: 6.20" wide x 9.10" long x 1.40" tall
Weight: 1.496
Language: English



Introduction



About Reform



The Concept of "Reform"



What Reform Do We Mean?



Classical Approaches of the Fundamentals of Law and Jurisprudence (Usul Al-Fiqh)



Imam ash-Shafi'i: The Deductive Approach



The Hanafi School: The Inductive Approach



The School of Maqasid: The Higher Objectives of Law



A Synthesis



For a New Geography of the Sources of Law and Jurisprudence (Usul Al-Fiqh)



Determining the Sources of Islamic Law and Jurisprudence



The Context (al-Waqi') as a Source of Law



The Growing Complexity of the Real



Elaborating an Applied Mamie Ethics



Case Studies



Islamic Ethics and Medical Sciences



Culture and the Arts



Women: Traditions and Liberation



Ecology and Economy



Society, Education, and Power



Ethics and Universals


Conclusion


Acknowledgments


Notes


Glossary


Index