The compatibility of Islam with modernity : a brief discourse on Muslim reformists’ response
Although the modern Western scholars have started discussing post-modernity, there is still an on-going debate on the issue of Islam and modernity in most Muslim nations and among Muslim scholars. The problem centres on what to do with modernity and what relationship could possibly be the...
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| Language: | English |
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International Islamic University Malaysia
2011
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/22144/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/22144/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/22144/1/2-The_Compatibility_of_Islam_with_ModernityOXFORD_%282%29.pdf |
| Summary: | Although the modern Western scholars have started discussing post-modernity, there is still an on-going debate on the issue of Islam and modernity in most
Muslim nations and among Muslim scholars. The problem centres on what to do with modernity and what relationship could possibly be there between
modernity and Islam. It seems that the views of the Muslim Reformists on the issue are radically different from those of the Muslim Revivalists. This article seeks to analyze the views of the Muslim Reformists on the issue of Islam and its compatibility with modernity. |
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