The question I deal with here is whether concurrent and simultaneous moral and normative
commitments to Islam and to a democratic form of gov ernment are reconcilable or are they …

Rationalism has been a salient feature of Muslim theological thought from the earliest times.
Despite the fact that rationalism had its opponents throughout Islamic history, it continued to …

This essay illustrates the kind of moral analysis Jeffrey Stout advocates in Democracy and
Tradition by way of examining a conversation among Muslims that took place between June …

This article looks at some of the salient analyses of the concept of wasaṭīyah (moderation)
in the ancient Greek and the Islamic traditions and uses them to develop a contemporary …

Muhammad Iqbal (1877-1938) was an eminent Muslim poet-philosopher of the
Subcontinent. He wrote his philosophical poetry in both Urdu and Persian. After getting his …

Every religious tradition is claimed by its followers in a range of identifications, from
exclusivist—holding that we alone are correct, and all others are condemned—to more …

Inclusive religious interpretations accept that a salvation beyond their teachings can be
found. Whether Islam accepts inclusive religious interpretations or not, constitutes one of the …

In Islamic thought, religious and political authority (as well as other kinds of authority, such
as moral and social) is firmly grounded in the acquisition and possession of'ilm, that is …

This book explores philosophical ethics in Arabo-Islamic thought. Examining the meaning,
origin and development of" Divine Command Theory", it underscores the philosophical …

Asma Afsaruddin he construction of religious and political authority in Islamic thought hinges
to a considerable degree on the understanding of the critical Qur'anic verse (4: 59), which …