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

Kamali, Mohammad Hashim,

The middle path of moderation in Islam : the Qur'ānic principle of wasaṭiyyah / Mohammad Hashim Kamali ; foreword by Tiriq Ramadan. - New York : Oxford University Press, (c)2015. - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographies and index.

Definition and scope of wasatiyyah -- Review of the source evidence -- A round-up of modern opinion -- Hallmarks of extremism -- Manifestations of wasatiyyah -- Identification of wasatiyyah -- Institutional developments -- Thematic perspectives -- Moderation and justice -- Moderation in religiosity -- The moderating role of ikhtilaf (reasoned disagreement) -- Between spirituality and legalism: the moderating influence of sufism -- Harm (darar) must be eliminated -- Forbearance, bringing ease and removing hardship -- Environmental imbalance -- Financial imbalance, extravagance and waste -- Moderation in jihad -- Character and lifestyle -- Wasatiyyah and women's rights -- Wasatiyyah and globalisation -- Islam between antiquity and the modern world -- Continuity and change: an analysis of tajdid and islah (renewal and reform) in Islam.



9780190226848


Moderation--Religious aspects--Islam.


Electronic Books.

BP188 / .M533 2015