The Sorrowful Muslim's Guide
Hussein Ahmad Amin
Abstract
Originally published in Arabic in 1983, this book remains a timely and important read today. Both the resurgence of Islamist politics and the political, social and intellectual upheaval which accompanied the Arab Spring challenge us to re-examine the interaction between the pre-modern Islamic tradition and modern supporters of continuity, reform and change in Muslim communities. This book does exactly that, raising questions regarding issues about which other Muslim intellectuals and thinkers have been silent. These include – among others – current religious practice vs the Islamic ideal; the ... More
Originally published in Arabic in 1983, this book remains a timely and important read today. Both the resurgence of Islamist politics and the political, social and intellectual upheaval which accompanied the Arab Spring challenge us to re-examine the interaction between the pre-modern Islamic tradition and modern supporters of continuity, reform and change in Muslim communities. This book does exactly that, raising questions regarding issues about which other Muslim intellectuals and thinkers have been silent. These include – among others – current religious practice vs the Islamic ideal; the many additions to the original revelation; the veracity of the Prophet’s biography and his sayings; the development of Sufism; and historical and ideological influences on Islamic thought.
Keywords:
Islam,
Islamic thought,
Muslim thought,
Political Islam,
Pre-modern Islam,
Islamic reform,
Modernism,
Islamic history,
Prophet’s biographies,
Sufism
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2018 |
Print ISBN-13: 9781474437073 |
| Published to Edinburgh Scholarship Online: May 2019 |
DOI:10.3366/edinburgh/9781474437073.001.0001 |
