Islam and interfaith dialogue: the da'wah approach of Sayyid Abu al-Hasan al-Nadwi

Islam and interfaith dialogue: the da'wah approach of Sayyid Abu al-Hasan al-Nadwi

Using descriptive and analytical methods, this paper explores the role and contributions of an eminent SunnÊ scholar of the Indo-Pak subcontinent, Sayyid Abu al-×asan ‘AlÊ al-NadwÊ (d. 1420/1999) in promoting inter-cultural and religious dialogue between Islam and other faiths in the Hindu majority...

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Main Author: Muhammad Uthman El-Muhammady, Asma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bangladesh Institute of Islamic Thoughts (BIIT) 2018
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BP1 Islam
BP170.85 Da'wah. Mission of Islam. Summons, invitation, etc.
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spelling iium-672642019-07-11T07:52:15Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/67264/ Islam and interfaith dialogue: the da'wah approach of Sayyid Abu al-Hasan al-Nadwi Muhammad Uthman El-Muhammady, Asma BP1 Islam BP170.85 Da'wah. Mission of Islam. Summons, invitation, etc. Using descriptive and analytical methods, this paper explores the role and contributions of an eminent SunnÊ scholar of the Indo-Pak subcontinent, Sayyid Abu al-×asan ‘AlÊ al-NadwÊ (d. 1420/1999) in promoting inter-cultural and religious dialogue between Islam and other faiths in the Hindu majority society, India. The study found that Nadwi adopted an approach whichcan be termed “moderate” butit was a strategic and unique approach in promoting and propagating da’wah in a difficult environment he lived in. To al-NadwÊ, living side by side with adherents of other religions is not only a challenge for Muslim minority as in India, but it also gives Muslims an opportunity to call others to the message of Islam. Besides, al-NadwÊ, like other SunnÊ scholars, was of the view that Islam is to be and can be practiced by Muslims at all levels of society regardless of the circumstances and environments in which they live in. Islam remains suitable for all situations of this spatio-temporal world. He also suggested that living religion (iqÉmat al-dÊn) in individual life is definitely a precondition for the success of Muslims which necessarily would lead to the improvement of their situation in the wider space in a non-Muslim majority context. Bangladesh Institute of Islamic Thoughts (BIIT) 2018 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/67264/1/119-Article%20Text-237-1-10-20180728.pdf Muhammad Uthman El-Muhammady, Asma (2018) Islam and interfaith dialogue: the da'wah approach of Sayyid Abu al-Hasan al-Nadwi. International Journal of Islamic Thoughts, 7 (1). pp. 27-39. ISSN 2306-7012 http://ijits.net/oj/index.php/ijits/article/view/119/111
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topic BP1 Islam
BP170.85 Da'wah. Mission of Islam. Summons, invitation, etc.
spellingShingle BP1 Islam
BP170.85 Da'wah. Mission of Islam. Summons, invitation, etc.
Muhammad Uthman El-Muhammady, Asma
Islam and interfaith dialogue: the da'wah approach of Sayyid Abu al-Hasan al-Nadwi
description Using descriptive and analytical methods, this paper explores the role and contributions of an eminent SunnÊ scholar of the Indo-Pak subcontinent, Sayyid Abu al-×asan ‘AlÊ al-NadwÊ (d. 1420/1999) in promoting inter-cultural and religious dialogue between Islam and other faiths in the Hindu majority society, India. The study found that Nadwi adopted an approach whichcan be termed “moderate” butit was a strategic and unique approach in promoting and propagating da’wah in a difficult environment he lived in. To al-NadwÊ, living side by side with adherents of other religions is not only a challenge for Muslim minority as in India, but it also gives Muslims an opportunity to call others to the message of Islam. Besides, al-NadwÊ, like other SunnÊ scholars, was of the view that Islam is to be and can be practiced by Muslims at all levels of society regardless of the circumstances and environments in which they live in. Islam remains suitable for all situations of this spatio-temporal world. He also suggested that living religion (iqÉmat al-dÊn) in individual life is definitely a precondition for the success of Muslims which necessarily would lead to the improvement of their situation in the wider space in a non-Muslim majority context.
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author Muhammad Uthman El-Muhammady, Asma
author_facet Muhammad Uthman El-Muhammady, Asma
author_sort Muhammad Uthman El-Muhammady, Asma
title Islam and interfaith dialogue: the da'wah approach of Sayyid Abu al-Hasan al-Nadwi
title_short Islam and interfaith dialogue: the da'wah approach of Sayyid Abu al-Hasan al-Nadwi
title_full Islam and interfaith dialogue: the da'wah approach of Sayyid Abu al-Hasan al-Nadwi
title_fullStr Islam and interfaith dialogue: the da'wah approach of Sayyid Abu al-Hasan al-Nadwi
title_full_unstemmed Islam and interfaith dialogue: the da'wah approach of Sayyid Abu al-Hasan al-Nadwi
title_sort islam and interfaith dialogue: the da'wah approach of sayyid abu al-hasan al-nadwi
publisher Bangladesh Institute of Islamic Thoughts (BIIT)
publishDate 2018
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/67264/
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/67264/1/119-Article%20Text-237-1-10-20180728.pdf
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