Scholar's Summer Institue-Table of Contents (2008)

International
Institute of
Islamic Thought

"It (din al-fitrah) gives him the world to reknead and remold in the service of God. To serve God is hence to create culture and civilization. But this is none other than to attain the highest possible self-fulfillment."
Ismail al-Faruqi in Islam and Other Faiths.

Towards Islamization of Knowledge and Reform of Islamic Thought

Scholars' Summer Institute Papers - (2008)

Table of Contents

PART I

1. Arguments for Abrogation in the Qur’an: A Critique, Israr Ahmad Khan, Ph. D

2. Towards a Qur’anically-Based Articulation of the Concept of “Just War”, Aisha Y. Musa, Ph. D

3. The Concept of Justice in The Qur’an, Assad Nimer Busūl, Ph.D

PART II

4. Religious Pluralism and The Qur’an, Mahmoud Ayoub, Ph. D

5. Exegesis, Social Science and the Place of the Jews in the Qur’an, Muḥammad Nimer, Ph. D.

7. Qur’an and Science, Imād ad-Dean Ahmad, Ph. D

8. Translation of Qur’anic Verses with Injunctions: A Theme-based Comparative Review, Daoud Nassimi, Ph. D

PART III

9. Authenticating the Sunnah: A Case Study of Ibn Isḥāq’s Ifk Report, Omer Awass, Ph. D Candidate

10. Finding a Principled Approach to Matn Analysis, Sami Catovic, Ph.D Candidate

11. Post-Divorce Financial Support from the Islamic Perspective (Mut‘at-al-ṭalāq), Muḥammad Ādam El Sheikh, Ph. D

PART IV

12. Sufi Hermeneutics of Ibn ‘Arabī and its Application for Interfaith Dialogue, Syafaatun Almirzanah, Ph. D

13. A Muslim Approach to Western Studies of Islam, Khaleel Mohammed, Ph. D

Sitemap | Feedback | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Login