Articles of faith and organized religion in Islam: historicity and faith and its implications

In order to act resolutely and effectively in history Muslims need to develop critical historical consciousness that would furnish them with the intellectual tools to understand history in light of their faith and help them act out their faith in light of history. This is one message of the Sunnah o...

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Main Author: Kazmi, Yedullah
Format: Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Islamic Research Institute 2008
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description In order to act resolutely and effectively in history Muslims need to develop critical historical consciousness that would furnish them with the intellectual tools to understand history in light of their faith and help them act out their faith in light of history. This is one message of the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace be upon him) that is often over looked. In order to understand why critical historical consciousness has failed to develop among Muslims we need to cast on the history of Muslims and particularly of Muslim education a critical eye. This may shed some light on why Muslims who once shaped history are now cowed and rendered helplessly by historical necessities.
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spelling iium-261612012-11-06T09:24:45Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/26161/ Articles of faith and organized religion in Islam: historicity and faith and its implications Kazmi, Yedullah BP1 Islam BP188 Islamic religious life In order to act resolutely and effectively in history Muslims need to develop critical historical consciousness that would furnish them with the intellectual tools to understand history in light of their faith and help them act out their faith in light of history. This is one message of the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace be upon him) that is often over looked. In order to understand why critical historical consciousness has failed to develop among Muslims we need to cast on the history of Muslims and particularly of Muslim education a critical eye. This may shed some light on why Muslims who once shaped history are now cowed and rendered helplessly by historical necessities. Islamic Research Institute 2008 Book Chapter NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/26161/1/YK_Articles_of_faith_and_organized_religion_in_Islam.PDF Kazmi, Yedullah (2008) Articles of faith and organized religion in Islam: historicity and faith and its implications. In: Islamic Studies: Occasional Papers 87. Occasional Papers (87). Islamic Research Institute, Islamabad, Pakistan, pp. 1-41. ISBN 978-969-408-299-8
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Articles of faith and organized religion in Islam: historicity and faith and its implications
title Articles of faith and organized religion in Islam: historicity and faith and its implications
title_full Articles of faith and organized religion in Islam: historicity and faith and its implications
title_fullStr Articles of faith and organized religion in Islam: historicity and faith and its implications
title_full_unstemmed Articles of faith and organized religion in Islam: historicity and faith and its implications
title_short Articles of faith and organized religion in Islam: historicity and faith and its implications
title_sort articles of faith and organized religion in islam: historicity and faith and its implications
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BP188 Islamic religious life
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/26161/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/26161/1/YK_Articles_of_faith_and_organized_religion_in_Islam.PDF