Extremism in contemporary Muslim life and the concept of Jama'ah
Dogmatic religious extremism manifests itself much too frequently in Muslim communities today. This paper addresses that phenomenon to clarify relevant issues, especially the concepts of jamā'ah and Islamic leadership. Relevant verses from Scripture are compared with the patterns of living exem...
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| description | Dogmatic religious extremism manifests itself much too frequently in Muslim communities today. This paper addresses that phenomenon to clarify relevant issues, especially the concepts of jamā'ah and Islamic leadership. Relevant verses from Scripture are compared with the patterns of living exemplified by the Prophet Muhammad, his companions and successors. The paper attempts to contrast authentic Islam with the concept of jamā'ah through references to sīrah and sunnah. |
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| spelling | iium-567102017-10-27T02:16:57Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/56710/ Extremism in contemporary Muslim life and the concept of Jama'ah Ushama, Thameem BP165.5 Dogma (‘Aqa’id) Dogmatic religious extremism manifests itself much too frequently in Muslim communities today. This paper addresses that phenomenon to clarify relevant issues, especially the concepts of jamā'ah and Islamic leadership. Relevant verses from Scripture are compared with the patterns of living exemplified by the Prophet Muhammad, his companions and successors. The paper attempts to contrast authentic Islam with the concept of jamā'ah through references to sīrah and sunnah. Islamic Cultural Centre 2016-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/56710/1/Extremism%20in%20Contemporary%20Muslim%20%20Life%20and%20the%20Concept%20of%20Jama%27ah.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/56710/2/56710_Extremism%20in%20contemporary%20Muslim%20life%20and%20the%20concept_Scopus.pdf Ushama, Thameem (2016) Extremism in contemporary Muslim life and the concept of Jama'ah. The Islamic Quarterly, 60 (1). pp. 1-32. ISSN 0021-1842 http://www.iccuk.org/page.php?section=media&page=iq |
| spellingShingle | BP165.5 Dogma (‘Aqa’id) Ushama, Thameem Extremism in contemporary Muslim life and the concept of Jama'ah |
| title | Extremism in contemporary Muslim life and the concept of Jama'ah |
| title_full | Extremism in contemporary Muslim life and the concept of Jama'ah |
| title_fullStr | Extremism in contemporary Muslim life and the concept of Jama'ah |
| title_full_unstemmed | Extremism in contemporary Muslim life and the concept of Jama'ah |
| title_short | Extremism in contemporary Muslim life and the concept of Jama'ah |
| title_sort | extremism in contemporary muslim life and the concept of jama'ah |
| topic | BP165.5 Dogma (‘Aqa’id) |
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