The middle path of moderation in Islam : the Qur'ānic principle of wasaṭiyyah /

The middle path of moderation in Islam : the Qur'ānic principle of wasaṭiyyah /

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Author / Creator:	Kamali, Mohammad Hashim, author.
Imprint:	New York : Oxford University Press, [2015] ©2015
Description:	1 online resource (xi, 320 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	Religion and Global Politics Religion and global politics.
Subject:	Moderation -- Religious aspects -- Islam. Moderation -- Religious aspects -- Islam.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13582688

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ISBN:	9780190226848 0190226846 9780190226855 0190226854 9780190226831
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed April 13, 2015).
Summary:	This study begins with a conceptual analysis of wasaṭiyyah, its meaning, definition, scope, and manifestations. This is followed by a review of the source evidence in the Qur'an and hadith, and then a round-up of modern opinion on wasaṭiyyah. The hallmarks of wasaṭiyyah and those of extremism, identification of wasaṭiyyah, its manifestations, and institutional developments on wasaṭiyyah are also discussed.
Other form:	Print version: Kamali, Mohammad Hashim. Middle path of moderation in Islam. New York : Oxford University Press, [2015] 9780190226831

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Summary:	Winner of the I.R. Iran World Award for Book of the YearIn The Middle Path of Moderation in Islam, leading Islamic law expert Mohammad Hashim Kamali examines the concept of wasatiyyah, or moderation, arguing that scholars, religious communities, and policy circles alike must have access to this governing principle that drives the silent majority of Muslims, rather than focusing on the extremist fringe. Kamali explores wasatiyyah in both historical/conceptual terms and in contemporary/practical terms. Tracing the definition and scope of the concept from the foundational sources of Islam, the Qu'ran and Hadith, he demonstrates that wasatiyyah has a long and well-developed history in Islamic law and applies the concept to contemporary issues of global policy, such as justice, women's rights, environmental and financial balance, and globalization. Framing his work as an open dialogue against a now-decades long formulation of the arguably destructive Huntingtonian "clash of civilizations" thesis as well as the public rhetoric of fear of Muslim extremism since the attacks of September 11, 2001, Kamali connects historical conceptions of wasatiyyah to the themes of state and international law, governance, and cultural maladies in the Muslim world and beyond. Both a descriptive and prescriptive meditation on a key but often neglected principle of Islam, The Middle Path of Moderation in Islam provides insight into an idea that is in the strategic interest of the West both to show and practice for themselves and to recognize in Muslim countries.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xi, 320 pages)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780190226848 0190226846 9780190226855 0190226854 9780190226831