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Reform of Islam : forty theses for an Islamic ethics in the 21st century / Abdel-Hakim Ourghi ; translated from the German by George Stergios

Author
Ourghi, Abdel-Hakim
Uniform Title
Reform des Islam. English
Published
Berlin : Gerlach Press, 2019.
Copyright Date
©2019
Physical Description
201 pages ; 25 cm
Additional Creators
Stergios, George

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Contents
Machine generated contents note: 1.The Past as History is Always a Self-interpretation of the Muslim in His Everyday Reality -- 2.The "Holy Scripture" is Always Autonomous. The Quran Does not Speak by Itself: It is the People Who Induce its Expression -- 3.Every Muslim Woman and Man has the Freedom to Interpret the Quran as She or He Wants -- 4.A Reform of Islam Needs Courageous Reformers -- 5.The Heritage of Islam Must be Open to Research -- 6.The Quran Itself Speaks of the Need to Reform Islam -- 7.Reform of Islam Means Adapting it to Modernity -- 8.Self-critique and the Critique of Islam is a Declaration of Love. It is a Nuanced Exercise of Reason, not a Blunt Rejection of Faith -- 9.The Quran as God's Word has Become over Centuries the Human Word -- 10.Those Who Respect the Quran Cannot Take it Literally -- 11.Since the Word of God Needs Supplementation, the Quran Must be Thought Anew in a Modern and Humanistic Way for Today's World -- 12.The Quran is Only Eternal and Timeless as the Foundation of Humanistic Ethics -- 13.Islam is not a Universal Religion, for the Quran is a Religious Scripture Addressed to the Arabs -- 14.The Proper Creed of Islam is: "I Attest, There is no God But Allah." (20:14) -- 15.The Quran Itself Emphasizes the Truth of the Torah and Gospels -- 16.Muhammad is Just a Man Like Everyone Else. (18:110) -- 17.To Err is Human: The Prophet, Too, Made Mistakes -- 18.The Hadith Arose Two Centuries After the Death of the Prophet From Political Motives -- 19.The Reform of Islam is a Constant Struggle Against the Obfuscation of Reason -- 20.Until Today, Blind Imitation is an Attempted Coup Against Reflective Reason in Islam -- 21.Muslims Do not Need Scholars as Intermediaries Between God and Human Beings -- 22.The Mosques Must Finally be Liberated from Imported and Self-made Imams -- 23.God is not a Tyrant Who is Eagerly Waiting to Punish People. God is Love, Mercy and Grace -- 24.Islam is More than the Five Pillars and the Doctrine of Faith, Namely, it is also Good Conduct. Sola Actio! -- 25.God has Liberated the Human Being to Freedom -- 26.God has Bestowed on People Freedom of Expression -- 27.Freedom of Religion also Applies to Islam -- 28.No One has the Right to Declare Other People Unbelievers -- 29.The Principle that "the Dignity of Man is Inviolable" also Applies to Islam and Muslims -- 30.Dialogue Among Muslims is Inevitable Since There is no Chosen Religious Community in Islam -- 31.Reconciled Diversity in the Dialogic Encounter: to be Religious Today Means to be Interreligious -- 32.No Religion Possesses Absolute Truth and no Human Being has the Key to Paradise -- 33.Islam has not Made Women Free Human Beings, but Slaves of Men. The Women of Islam Must Rise up Since their Tormentors will not Liberate them -- 34.The Headscarf is not a Religious Requirement, but Rather a Historical Product of Male Rule -- 35.Not the Quran, but the Male Reign of Conservative Islam Forbids Women to be Active as Imams in their Communities -- 36.Islamism has a Great Deal to do With Islam -- 37.Islam Unreformed is not a Religion of Peace -- 38.The Identity Crisis of Islam is Home-made. We Muslims are not Victims -- 39.Humanistic-modern Islam Shares the World With Other Religions and Worldviews -- 40.Only a Liberal Islam is Sustainable.
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ISBN
9783959940566 (hardback)
3959940564 (hardback)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references under "Notes" (pages 197-201).
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