Intellectual origins of Islamic resurgence in the modern Arab world / Ibrahim M. Abu-Rabiʻ ; [foreword by Mahmoud Ayoub].

Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-365) and index.

1. The Context: Modern Arab Intellectual History, Themes, and Questions -- 2. Turath Resurgent? Arab Islamism and the Problematic of Tradition -- 3. Hasan al-Banna and the Foundation of the Ikhwan: Intellectual Underpinnings -- 4. Sayyid Qutb: The Pre-Ikhwan Phase -- 5. Sayyid Qutb's Thought between 1952 and 1962: A Prelude to His Qur'anic Exegesis -- 6. Qur'anic Contents of Sayyid Qutb's Thought -- 7. Toward an Islamic Liberation Theology: Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah and the Principles of Shi'i Resurgence -- 8. Islamic Revivalism: The Contemporary Debate.

This is a systematic treatment of the religious, intellectual, cultural, and social foundations of Islamic resurgence in the modern Arab world. Because of the complex origin and controversial nature of this movement, Abu-Rabi has grounded its thought in the larger context of Arab and Islamic intellectual history. Islamic resurgence has offered a multitude of solutions to the perceived problems of modern Arab and Muslim societies through the pens of its most sophisticated thinkers and philosophers. This study documents in detail the ideas of such leading Islamist thinkers as Hasan Banna, Sayyid Qutb, Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, and Yusuf al-Qaradawi. It also discusses contemporary Arab views on resurgence and the relationship between religion and society.