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The Failure of Islamic Modernism?: Syed Ameer Ali's Interpretation of Islam
Author:
Martin Forward
ISBN:
9783906762388
Binding:
Paperback
Year:
1999
Pages:
158
Size:
15 x 23 cm
Weight:
235 grams
Price:
INR
1180.00
About the Book
Although many Muslims have found the modern, secular, westernized world a hostile environment for their religion, a few intellectuals within their religion have attempted to interpret Islam along modernist lines. One of the most distinguished Muslim Modernists has been Syed Ameer Ali (1849-1928), the first Indian member of the Privy Council. This book examines his modernist interpretation of Islamic history and ethics. In particular, it examines Ameer Ali's convictions of Islamic beliefs about prophethood and revelation. It explores whether such an explanation of how to be a faithful Muslim in the contemporary world is convincing and, if so, to what group or groups of Muslims. Further, it asks whether many non-Muslims would be attracted to such an exposition of Islam.
About the Author
Martin Forward
Martin Forward has taught Islam at the universities of Leicester, Bristol and Cambridge. At present, he is Academic Dean at Wesley House, Cambridge. He teaches Jewish Christian Relations in Cambridge University's Faculty of Divinity, of which he is a member. He is the author of Muhammad: A Short Biography (Oxford, Oneworld, 1997). He also edited Ultimate Visions (Oxford, Oneworld, 1995), a collection of essays by distinguished scholars of Religious Studies from many faiths, who explain why they believe what they do.
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