Wasatiyyah in the perspective of Muhammad Asad
This paper aims to analyze Muhammad Asad’s significant ideas and doctrine of wasatiyyah (Islamic moderation) as illustrated in his magnum opus The Message of the Qur’an. It endeavors to discuss the essential idea and principle of moderate Islam or “community of the middle way” (ummah wasata) as inte...
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| author | Ahmad, Nadzrah Amir, Ahmad Nabil |
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| description | This paper aims to analyze Muhammad Asad’s significant ideas and doctrine of wasatiyyah (Islamic moderation) as illustrated in his magnum opus The Message of the Qur’an. It endeavors to discuss the essential idea and principle of moderate Islam or “community of the middle way” (ummah wasata) as interpreted and propounded by Asad (1900-1992) in his Tafsir. It will also analyzed other major works of Asad that presented his views and understanding of wasatiyyah such as The Road to Mecca – his auto-spiritual biography and travelogue, This Law of Ours and Other Essays, The Principles of State and Government in Islam, Islam at the Crossroads and Sahih al-Bukhari: The Early Years of Islam that further illustrated his analytical discussion of this important idea and its significant implications in Muslim society. |
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| spelling | iium-562062018-01-10T11:26:39Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/56206/ Wasatiyyah in the perspective of Muhammad Asad Ahmad, Nadzrah Amir, Ahmad Nabil BP130 Works about the Qurʼān BP137 Qur'anic and other Islamic legends This paper aims to analyze Muhammad Asad’s significant ideas and doctrine of wasatiyyah (Islamic moderation) as illustrated in his magnum opus The Message of the Qur’an. It endeavors to discuss the essential idea and principle of moderate Islam or “community of the middle way” (ummah wasata) as interpreted and propounded by Asad (1900-1992) in his Tafsir. It will also analyzed other major works of Asad that presented his views and understanding of wasatiyyah such as The Road to Mecca – his auto-spiritual biography and travelogue, This Law of Ours and Other Essays, The Principles of State and Government in Islam, Islam at the Crossroads and Sahih al-Bukhari: The Early Years of Islam that further illustrated his analytical discussion of this important idea and its significant implications in Muslim society. IIUM 2017-03 Proceeding Paper PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/56206/39/56206_Wasatiyyah%20in%20the%20Perspective_complete.pdf Ahmad, Nadzrah and Amir, Ahmad Nabil (2017) Wasatiyyah in the perspective of Muhammad Asad. In: 6th International Conference on Islamic Jurisprudence (ICIJ 2017), 21st-23rd Feb. 2017, IIUM. (Unpublished) http://www3.iium.edu.my/irkhs/icij2017/ |
| spellingShingle | BP130 Works about the Qurʼān BP137 Qur'anic and other Islamic legends Ahmad, Nadzrah Amir, Ahmad Nabil Wasatiyyah in the perspective of Muhammad Asad |
| title | Wasatiyyah in the perspective of Muhammad Asad |
| title_full | Wasatiyyah in the perspective of Muhammad Asad |
| title_fullStr | Wasatiyyah in the perspective of Muhammad Asad |
| title_full_unstemmed | Wasatiyyah in the perspective of Muhammad Asad |
| title_short | Wasatiyyah in the perspective of Muhammad Asad |
| title_sort | wasatiyyah in the perspective of muhammad asad |
| topic | BP130 Works about the Qurʼān BP137 Qur'anic and other Islamic legends |
| url | http://irep.iium.edu.my/56206/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/56206/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/56206/39/56206_Wasatiyyah%20in%20the%20Perspective_complete.pdf |