MahmÅ«D ShaltÅ«t and Islamic Modernism

Name: MahmÅ«D ShaltÅ«t and Islamic Modernism
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ISBN: 9780198263302

ISBN-10: 0198263309

ISBN-13: 9780198263302

Edition: 1993

Authors: Kate Zebiri

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This is the first detailed study of the life and thought of Shaykh Mahmud Shalt=ut (1897-1963). Shaltd=ut was an Egyptian scholar and reformer who held the most senior position open to Sunni Muslim religious scholars - that of Rector of the Azhar University in Cairo. His period of office (1958-63) was a turbulent time in Egypt and within the Azhar itself, with President Nasser's socialist government initiatinga radical reorganization of that institution in accordance with its policy of exerting greater control over the forces of Islam in Egypt. One of the most popuar and progressive Rectors of the Azhar in recent times, his writings have received extremely wide readership throughout the…

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List price: $165.00
Copyright year: 1993
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/25/1993
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 208
Size: 5.43" wide x 8.50" long x 0.71" tall
Weight: 0.858
Language: English

Kate Zebiri is Senior Lecturer of Arabic & Islamic Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies, London. She is the author of Muslims And Christians Face To Face.



Note on Transliteration and Quranic Translation


Abbreviations



Introduction



Shaltut's Life and Reform Work



Islam: Ideals and Realities



Religion in Society: Social Issues Addressed



Fiqh in the Twentieth Century: A Comparative Approach



Fatwas: The Intersection of Islamic Scholarship and Religious Guidance



The Emergence of Modern Tafsir



Shaltut and Tafsir Mawdui



Epilogue


Glossary of Arabic Terms


Bibliography


Index