Issues on harmonization of human rights in Islam

The question of harmonization between Is1am and human rights is one of the most debatable issues in corltemporary discourse among 14or1l* academics. At the root of lhe coilroversy lies the question about the legitimacy of such an academic engagement. This is primarily because the corlmon perceptio...

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Other Authors:	Haneef, Sayed Sikandar Shah
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	IIUM Press 2016
Subjects:	KBP173.25 Islamic law and other disciplines or subjects KBP470 Law reform. Criticism. Tanzim KZ Law of Nations
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spelling	iium-517852016-08-25T01:14:45Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/51785/ Issues on harmonization of human rights in Islam KBP173.25 Islamic law and other disciplines or subjects KBP470 Law reform. Criticism. Tanzim KZ Law of Nations The question of harmonization between Is1am and human rights is one of the most debatable issues in corltemporary discourse among 14or1l* academics. At the root of lhe coilroversy lies the question about the legitimacy of such an academic engagement. This is primarily because the corlmon perception is that rhe notion of human rights as embodied in Universal Declaration of Human Rights dnd its supplementary documents is bor.rnd by its underlying humanistic assumptions about humans which are anathema to the Islamic concept of human treings as bond-servants and vicegerents of God on earth- Accordingly; irs reconcilability rvith Islam in general and with Shari'ah in particular is a divisive issue among Muslim thinkers. Approaches range from vehement rejecticn to liberal treatment even to the extent of compromising fixed parts of Islamic law. A middle of the road approach within the frameworkof Islamic legal methodology of harmoaization is still in the making. It is with this agenda u: perspective that the authors of this trook have engaged on various topical issues on the subject. The central theme emerging from the papers is that the dircourse on harmonization between lslam and human rights should be pursued tluough a critical engagement wjth both intenrational human rigbts theories and Muslim intellecrual legac; within the parameterc and non-negotiable princrples of the Quian a.nd Sunnah about humans and their rights. IIUM Press Haneef, Sayed Sikandar Shah Mohd Zin, Najibah Mahmud , Mek Wok 2016 Book PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/51785/1/51785_Issues_on_Harmonization_of_Human_Rights_in_Islam.pdf Haneef, Sayed Sikandar Shah and Mohd Zin, Najibah and Mahmud , Mek Wok, eds. (2016) Issues on harmonization of human rights in Islam. IIUM Press, Kuala Lumpur. ISBN 978-967-418-418-6 http://iiumpress.iium.edu.my/bookshop/issues-on-harmonization-of-human-rights-in-islam-2
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description	The question of harmonization between Is1am and human rights is one of the most debatable issues in corltemporary discourse among 14or1l* academics. At the root of lhe coilroversy lies the question about the legitimacy of such an academic engagement. This is primarily because the corlmon perception is that rhe notion of human rights as embodied in Universal Declaration of Human Rights dnd its supplementary documents is bor.rnd by its underlying humanistic assumptions about humans which are anathema to the Islamic concept of human treings as bond-servants and vicegerents of God on earth- Accordingly; irs reconcilability rvith Islam in general and with Shari'ah in particular is a divisive issue among Muslim thinkers. Approaches range from vehement rejecticn to liberal treatment even to the extent of compromising fixed parts of Islamic law. A middle of the road approach within the frameworkof Islamic legal methodology of harmoaization is still in the making. It is with this agenda u: perspective that the authors of this trook have engaged on various topical issues on the subject. The central theme emerging from the papers is that the dircourse on harmonization between lslam and human rights should be pursued tluough a critical engagement wjth both intenrational human rigbts theories and Muslim intellecrual legac; within the parameterc and non-negotiable princrples of the Quian a.nd Sunnah about humans and their rights.
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title	Issues on harmonization of human rights in Islam
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