A., Sherman (King Faisal Chair of Islamic Thought and Cu Jackson

The Islamic Secular

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ISBN 13:: 9780197661789
author:: A., Sherman (King Faisal Chair of Islamic Thought and Cu Jackson
format:: Hardback
publisher:: Oxford University Press Inc
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2023
Pages:: 544
Dimensions:: 22.6 x 16.5 x 7.1 centimetres (0
Genre:: Religion, Islam, General,
Condition:: New
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The Islamic Secular: A Challenge to Western Assumptions Sherman Jackson challenges a fundamental assumption about the secular in Islam and its relationship with religion. In contrast to the modern Western notion of the secular, which seeks to liberate certain pursuits from religious authority, Jackson argues that the concept of the secular in Islam is more nuanced. In Islamic thought, "secular" refers not to a realm outside of religion, but rather to areas where shari'ah, the sacred law, does not apply. This distinction highlights the asymmetry between the circumference of shari'ah and that of Islam as religion, allowing for a range of ideas and actions to be considered non-shar'i without being non-Islamic. The Islamic Secular is a concept that differentiates these disciplines not from religion, but simply from shari'ah. This book explores this idea in depth, offering new insights into the nature of secularism in Islam and its implications for our understanding of the relationship between faith and reason.

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