Islamic Foundations of a Free Society
Islamic Foundations of a Free Society

Author: Mustafa Acar

Publisher: London Publishing Partnership

Published: 2016-09-12

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 0255367295

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Islam is growing rapidly both in its traditional homelands and in the West. Some in the West view Islam with a mixture of fear and suspicion. However, it is also fair to say that there is widespread ignorance about Islam, and especially about its relationship to political systems and the economy. Is Islam compatible with a free society and a free economy? Is the fact that many Muslim-majority states do not have free economies or polities a result of an incompatibility between Islam and political and economic freedom, or does it result from an unfortunate series of historical events? What role has past colonialism played in encouraging Muslim extremism? Exactly what does Islam have to say about freedom in economic, political and religious life? This book, written by a range of Islamic scholars, sheds a great deal of light on these crucial questions. It is an important book for those in the West who need to understand Islam better. It is also important for those in Muslim countries who can influence the development of political systems and economic policy. The publication of this book could not be more timely.

The Quranic Foundations and Structure of Muslim Society
The Quranic Foundations and Structure of Muslim Society

Author: Muhammad Fazl-ur-Rahman Ansari

Publisher: Hardpress Publishing

Published: 2012-01

Total Pages: 478

ISBN-13: 9781290432047

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Why I Am Not a Muslim
Why I Am Not a Muslim

Author: Ibn Warraq

Publisher: Prometheus Books

Published: 2010-09-30

Total Pages: 420

ISBN-13: 1615920293

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Those who practice the Muslim faith have resisted examinations of their religion. They are extremely guarded about their religion, and what they consider blasphemous acts by skeptical Muslims and non-Muslims alike has only served to pique the world's curiosity. This critical examination reveals an unflattering picture of the faith and its practitioners. Nevertheless, it is the truth, something that has either been deliberately concealed by modern scholars or buried in obscure journals accessible only to a select few.

The Quranic Foundations and Structure of Muslim Society
The Quranic Foundations and Structure of Muslim Society

Author: Muhammad Fazl-ur-Rahman Ansari

Publisher: Andesite Press

Published: 2015-08-08

Total Pages: 472

ISBN-13: 9781297494079

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Civil Democratic Islam
Civil Democratic Islam

Author: Cheryl Benard

Publisher: Rand Corporation

Published: 2004-03-25

Total Pages: 89

ISBN-13: 0833036203

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In the face of Islam's own internal struggles, it is not easy to see who we should support and how. This report provides detailed descriptions of subgroups, their stands on various issues, and what those stands may mean for the West. Since the outcomes can matter greatly to international community, that community might wish to influence them by providing support to appropriate actors. The author recommends a mixed approach of providing specific types of support to those who can influence the outcomes in desirable ways.

Imagining the Perfect Society in Muslim Brotherhood Journals
Imagining the Perfect Society in Muslim Brotherhood Journals

Author: Kiki M. Santing

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published: 2020-08-24

Total Pages: 544

ISBN-13: 3110633302

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The investigation of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood during the presidencies of Anwar Sadat and the early years of Hosni Mubarak is based on the movement’s main journals, al-Da‘wa and Liwā’ al-’Islām, presenting its history during two relevant periods: 1976-1981, 1987-1988. These journals show that, contrary to the focus in modern research (e.a. sharia laws, gender relations, or ideas of democracy), the Brotherhood is a much more broadly oriented, social-political opposition movement, taking Islam as its guideline. The movement’s own versatile discourse discusses all aspects of daily and spiritual life. An important adage of the Brotherhood is Islam as a niẓām kāmil wa-shāmil, ‘a perfect and all-encompassing system’. Faith should play a role in every aspect of daily life, from cooking dinner and housekeeping to education, holidays, enemy images, legislation, and watching television. Islam is everything, and everything is Islam. In its journals the Brotherhood provided its unique reflection of the spirit of the age. The movement presented itself as a highly reactive group that responded to current events and positioned itself as a moral, religious and political opposition to the Egyptian regime.