Toward an Islamic reformation : civil liberties, human rights, and international law /

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Author / Creator:	Naʻīm, ʻAbd Allāh Aḥmad, 1946- author.
Imprint:	Syracuse, New York : Syracuse University Press, 2019.
Description:	1 online resource.
Language:	English
Series:	Contemporary issues in the Middle East Contemporary issues in the Middle East.
Subject:	Civil rights (Islamic law) Public law (Islamic law) International law (Islamic law) Human rights -- Religious aspects -- Islam. Islamic law -- Sources. Islamic renewal. Islam and politics. Civil rights (Islamic law) Human rights -- Religious aspects -- Islam. International law (Islamic law) Islam and politics. Islamic law. Islamic renewal. Public law (Islamic law) Sources.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12353639

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ISBN:	9780815650454 0815650450
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed May 10, 2019).
Summary:	Toward an Islamic Reformation is an ambitious attempt to modernize Islamic law, calling for reform of the historical formulations of Islamic law, commonly known as Shari'a that is perceived by many Muslims to be part of the Islamic faith. As a Muslim, Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im is sensitive to and appreciative of the delicate relationship between Islam as a religion and Islamic law. Nevertheless, he considers that the questions raised here must be resolved if the public law of Islam is to be implemented today. An-Na'im draws upon the teachings and writings of Sudanese reformer Mahmoud Mohamed Taha to provide what some have called the intellectual foundations for a total reinterpretation of the nature and meaning of Islamic public law.

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