"Almost daily, armed thugs call for a 'holy war' against everyone
who disagrees with them. More and more young men wear beards and
robes as political badges. Militant preachers proclaim that women
who fail to wear the veil are 'waging war against God'. "But this
Islam of intolerance and violence is not the religion of my father
and grandfather. It is not the Islam that inspires more than a
billion people around the world to pray, to fast, to give to the
poor, to make the pilgrimage to Mecca. My Islam is a religion of
tolerance and brotherhood."--Sa'id al-'Ashmawy "A welcome addition
to the discourse on Islamic fundamentalism and its efforts to
politicize Islam."--Aljadid "Offers a coherent testimonial to
al-'Ashmawy's insight and bravery. . . . The translation is highly
readable."--Choice "Helps to build a more balanced and accurate
awareness of the full spectrum of Muslim thought. . . . An
important contribution."--John O. Voll, Georgetown University One
of the Islamic world's leading voices in the struggle against
extremism, Sa'id al-'Ashmawy was trained as a specialist in Islamic
law and comparative law at Cairo University and served as judge,
chief prosecutor, chief justice of the High Criminal Court, chief
justice of the High Court for Security of State as well as chief
justice of the High Court Assizes in Egypt. The author of 15 books
on Islam and the law, he has been consistently critical of Islamic
extremism and opposes the very notion of an Islamic state, on both
scriptural and historical grounds. Facing death threats for
apostasy since 1979 and under continuous government protection
since 1980, he articulates an opposition to the ideology and
practice of Islamic extremists in Egypt that has applicability
throughout the Middle East and North Africa. This volume conveys
the range of his reformist message from the similarities of Islam,
Judaism, and Christianity, to the dangers of politicizing Islamic
religion, to the place of Islamic law in contemporary politics and
society. Contents Introducting Muhammad Sa'id al-'Ashmawy to an
English-language Audience, by Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban Part I. Islam,
Judaism, Christianity: One Religion, One Vision, Many Paths The
Development of Religion A Framework for the Coexistence of Judaism,
Christianity, and Islam: Common Thread of Salvation Part II.
Islamic Religion and Politics The Relationship between Religion and
Politics The Caliphate Government in Islamic History The Call for
an Islamic Government The Call for an Islamic Constitution in the
State of Egypt Part III. Islamic Law and Contemporary Politics and
Society The Interpretation of Texts in Egyptian Law and Islam
Islamic Jurisprudence Taxes, Zakat, and Sadaqa The Veil in Egyptian
Law and Islam Militant Doctrine in Islam Jihad or Holy War in Islam
Reforming Islam and Law Islamic Law and Human Rights Carolyn
Fluehr-Lobban, professor of anthropology at Rhode Island College,
is the author of six books, including Islamic Society in Practice
(UPF, 1994) and Islamic Law and Society in the Sudan.
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