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Islam is a vital, growing religion in America. However, little is
known about the religion except through the biased lens of media
reports which brand African American Muslims as "Black Muslims" and
portray their communities as places of social protest. "African"
"American Islam" challenges these myths by contextualizing the
experience and history of African American Islamic life.
This is the first book to investigate the diverse African American
Islamic community on its own terms, in its own language and through
its own synthesis of Islamic history and philosophy. Aminah Beverly
McCloud shows that African American Islamic expressions are
movements well within the 1,400-year-old Islamic traditions. She
also looks at what "becoming Muslim" means and how African American
Muslims negotiate space in the religious landscape of America. The
book presents an overview of the history of African American
Islamic expressions in the 20th century and examines the diverse
philosophies and ideologies which form the foundation of a
culturally distinct Islamic thought.
Understanding Islamic law is crucial not only for Muslims, but for
non-Muslims who work with Muslims in legal contexts as well as for
anyone wanting to understand the role of Islam in the world today.
For unlike western legal systems where religious and legal spheres
are kept separate, Islamic law is all-encompassing, directing all
human actions. Legal scholar Hisham Ramadan brings together
articles to give an excellent overview of the formation of Islamic
law and its role in contemporary Islamic and Non-Islamic states.
Following an overview of Islamic Law, chapters cover Islamic
criminal law, International Humanitarian Law, contract law, &
family law. A concluding essay offers an explanation of the legal
value of Islam and appendices include original Islamic legal
documents from Muhammad's time until today.
Understanding Islamic law is crucial not only for Muslims, but for
non-Muslims who work with Muslims in legal contexts as well as for
anyone wanting to understand the role of Islam in the world today.
For unlike western legal systems where religious and legal spheres
are kept separate, Islamic law is all-encompassing, directing all
human actions. Legal scholar Hisham Ramadan brings together
articles to give an excellent overview of the formation of Islamic
law and its role in contemporary Islamic and Non-Islamic states.
Following an overview of Islamic Law, chapters cover Islamic
criminal law, International Humanitarian Law, contract law, &
family law. A concluding essay offers an explanation of the legal
value of Islam and appendices include original Islamic legal
documents from Muhammad's time until today.
Once a year Muslims from around the world-representing a vast range
of ethnicities, incomes, ages, and attitudes-perform the Hajj
(pilgrimage) and converge in the holy city of Mecca in Saudi
Arabia. Now, the global diversity of Muslims at the Hajj is almost
repliacted in the United States: new immigrants, Muslims whose
families have been here for generations, and converts are coming
together, seeing what unites them and what issues they face
together. Project MAPS (Muslims in the American Public Square)
began in 1999 to provide much-needed information on this
understudied and immensely diverse group of six million Americans.
This first volume emerging from the project, Muslims' Place in the
American Public Square, shows where the American Muslim community
fits into the American religious and civic landscape both before
and after 9/11. Renowned scholars contribute theoretical, legal,
historical, and sociological perspectives on how Muslims function
in both their own institutions and others. For classes in religion
or the social sciences, or for anyone interested in this
increasingly significant community, Muslims' Place in the American
Public Square provides a current, balanced introduction.
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