The global Muslim community at a crossroads : understanding religious beliefs, practices, and infighting to end the conflict, Abdul Basit, editor

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The global Muslim community at a crossroads : understanding religious beliefs, practices, and infighting to end the conflict, Abdul Basit, editor

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understanding religious beliefs, practices, and infighting to end the conflict

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Abdul Basit, editor

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• The global Muslim community at a crossroads : understanding religious beliefs, practices, and infighting to end the conflict

Publication

• Santa Barbara, Calif., Praeger, 2012

Copyright

• ©2012

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Contents

Rise and fall of the Islamic civilization : a historical background -- Review of the global Muslim community : analyzing the current state of turmoil and upheaval / Abdul Basit -- A review of religious beliefs and practices -- Understanding the core concepts of Islam / Abdul Basit -- A critical review of Hadith / Abdul Basit -- Sharia and contemporary issues / Abdul Basit -- A review of social and moral issues -- Islam and democracy / Abdul Basit -- Muslims and pluralism : past, present, and future / Javeed Akhter -- Removing the veil : clarifying the role of women in Islam / Abdul Basit -- Refining the "Islamic" : the import of critical gender analysis / C. A. Lizzio -- Reforming madrassas and social reform in Muslim society -- Reforming the Indian madrassas / Akhtarul Wasey -- Education in Muslim societies : learning from the past / Aurangzeb Haneef -- Scholastic theology and social reform in Muslim society : Shaykh Ghazali's approach / Benaouda Bensaid and Fadila Grine -- Glorifying the past -- Idealizing the past : does it prevent the Muslim community from moving forward? / Tariq Ahmed Khan -- Does Islam provide guidance in all aspects of life? / Abdul Basit -- New strategy to resolve intractable problems -- Road to recovery : how can Muslims resolve the intractable problems and end the conflict? / Abdul Basit -- Summary and conclusions / Abdul Basit -- Appendix I: Global information about the Muslim world / Prepared by Khurshid Alam Lala -- Appendix II: Similarities and differences among three monotheistic religions / Abdul Basit -- Glossary -- About the editor and contributors -- About the series editor -- Index

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FIEb17072384

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25 cm.

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xix, 202 pages

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9780313396984

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u286353

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(OCoLC)729344538