Qur'an, Liberation and Pluralism An Islamic Perspective Of Interreligious Solidarity Against Oppression

by Esack, Farid

• ISBN13: 9781851681211
• ISBN10: 1851681213
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-12-05
• Publisher: Oneworld Publications

Summary

The demise of apartheid in South Africa in the 1980s followed annprecedented unity in struggle against oppression from members of differentaith traditions. This work details how South African Muslims were broughtnto conflict with the Qu'ran, which denied virtue outside Islam, and so didot allow them to co-operate with other oppressed groups. It reflects onassages from the Qu'ran and provides interpretations which supportolidarity for change, combining social history, politics and theology.

Table of Contents

List of Abbreviations
Notes on Language
Introduction	p. 1
The Context	p. 19
Between Text and Context	p. 49
Hermeneutical Keys	p. 82
Redefining Self and Other	p. 114
The Qur'an and the Other	p. 146
Redefining Comrades and Opponents	p. 179
From the Wilderness to the Promised Land	p. 207
Conclusion	p. 254
Appendix One	p. 262
Appendix Two	p. 263
Appendix Three	p. 266
Glossary	p. 270
Bibliography	p. 273
Index	p. 283
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