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Justice in Islam : the quest for the righteous community from Abu Dharr to Muhammad Ali /

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"Justice stands as the crown jewel of the Islamic moral universe. Qur'anic referenes to justice are more frequent than those to the prophets of Islam. It is justice, rather than jihad or "holy war"' of the Western imagination, that defines the centrist Islam of the Qur'...

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Main Author: Baker, Raymond William, 1942- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2022.
Subjects:
Justice > Religious aspects > Islam.
Justice, Administration of > Islamic Empire > History.
Justice, Administration of > Arab countries > History.
Justice, Administration of
Justice > Religious aspects > Islam
Arab countries
Islamic Empire
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction: Anchored in Justice
  • 2. Abu Dharr al Ghifari: Symbol of Justice, Lawyer of the Poor
  • 3. Hassan al Banna and Sayyid Qutb: The School of the Muslim Brothers
  • 4. Shaikh Muhammad al Ghazalli: The People's Shaikh
  • 5. Sa'id Nursi: Jihadist of the Word
  • 6. Grand Ayatollah Muhammad Fadlallah: Poet to Strategic Visionary
  • 7. Grand Ayatollah Baqir al Sadr: Martyred Theorist of the Islamic Alternative
  • 8. Ali Shariati: The Believing Revolutionary
  • 9. Muhammad Ali: Global Caller to Islam
  • 10. Conclusion. The Companion, the Prophets, and the Unseen
  • Bibliography
  • Glossary of Non-English Terms
  • Index.