Radical reform : Islamic ethics and liberation

385 Pages·2009·1.72 MB·English

by  Ramadan

RADICAL REFORM
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RADICAL REFORM
Islamic Ethics
and Liberation
Tariq Ramadan
1
2009
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Ramadan, Tariq.
Radical reform : Islamic ethics and liberation / Tariq Ramadan.
p. cm.
Includes index.
ISBN 978-0-19-533171-4
1. Islamic law—Interpretation and construction. 2. Law reform.
3. Ijtihad (Islamic law). 4. Islamic ethics. I. Title.
KBP470.R36 2009
340.5'9—dc22 2008026901
1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2
Printed in the United States of America
on acid-free paper
To you,
Who through your presence of heart and mind
Have enabled me to go forward and to remain standing
And have off ered me energy and hope
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Contents
Introduction (cid:1) 1
I
ABOUT REFORM
1
Th e Concept of “Reform” (cid:1) 11
2
What Reform Do We Mean? (cid:1) 26
II
CLASSICAL APPROACHES OF THE FUNDAMENTALS
OF LAW AND JURISPRUDENCE (USÛL AL-FIQH )
3
Imam ash-Shâfi ’î: Th e Deductive Approach (cid:1) 41
4
Th e Hanafî School: Th e Inductive Approach (cid:1) 49
5
Th e School of Maqâsid: Th e Higher Objectives of Law (cid:1) 59
6
A Synthesis (cid:1) 77
viii (cid:1) CONTENTS
III
FOR A NEW GEOGRAPHY OF THE SOURCES OF LAW
AND JURISPRUDENCE (USÛL AL-FIQH )
7
Determining the Sources of Islamic Law and Jurisprudence (cid:1) 85
8
Th e Context (al-Wâqi’) as a Source of Law (cid:1) 101
9
Th e Growing Complexity of the Real (cid:1) 113
10
Elaborating an Applied Islamic Ethics (cid:1) 126
IV
CASE STUDIES
11
Islamic Ethics and Medical Sciences (cid:1) 159
12
Culture and the Arts (cid:1) 183
13
Women: Traditions and Liberation (cid:1) 207
14
Ecology and Economy (cid:1) 233
15
Society, Education, and Power (cid:1) 259
16
Ethics and Universals (cid:1) 293
CONTENTS (cid:1) ix
Conclusion (cid:1) 315
Acknowledgments (cid:1) 321
Notes (cid:1) 323
Glossary (cid:1) 359
Index (cid:1) 365