Issues in Contemporary Islamic Thought Tafsir or should they relish the

or should they relish the rhetorical and political competition of alternative but not necessarily incompatible moral discourses

taking trains and airplanes to come to the Hajj

This book argues that the true understanding of Islamic civlization is possible only by having access to the soul of that civilization and its underlying fundamental principles—belief in God

is an essential addition to every Muslim library

Issues in Contemporary Islamic Thought Tafsir or should they relish theThis collection of papers presents a reformist project calling upon Muslim intellectuals and scholars everywhere to comprehend the vast breadth and depth of the crisis engulfing Muslim thought today and the necessity of solving this crisis to enable the Ummah to experience a revival and fulfill its role among the nations of the world. The reader will find a variety of articles dealing with this intellectual crisis, these include a chapter on ijtihad's