Abstract
Islam has been often presented or perceived, in the West and even by some Muslims, as a fixed template religion which can hardly keep pace with a developing and changing worldly context. Despite the great deal of Arabic and Islamic literature on the topic of Islam in changing contexts the problem of the conflict between certain Islamic principles and some modern global notions still persists. My aim in the present study is to examine and analyze the concept of diachronic development and variability of time and place within the Islamic tradition and the relevant Muslim views which can frame the debates on pluralism and democracy in a modern Islamic context. Specifically, these views will be approached in light of their respective classical and modernistic Muslim interpretations of the source texts. Moreover, I try to give a clear idea about the changeable and the unchangeable in Islam through an explanation of the parameters of the tradition of exegesis (tafsīr) and how these are utilized in the field of Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh)
Original language | English |
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Qualification | PhD |
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Award date | 21 Nov 2013 |
Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Keywords
- Islam and Democracy
- Islam and Development
- Islam and Pluralism
- Islam and State
- Islamic Politics
- Quran Interpretation and Islamic Exegetic tradition Arabic and Islam
- Shura
- Text and Context in Islam