Contemporary Islam and the Challenge of History

Acknowledgments Prologue Part One The Significance of History: Social, Political, Economic, Military, and Intellectual Considerations Introduction Chapter One The Challenge of Ascendancy and Decline Chapter Two The Nationalist and Socialist Challenge Chapter Three The Zionist Challenge Chapter Four The Case of a Qur'anic Exegete Chapter Five The Case of the Feminist Movement Conclusion Towards an Islamic Response to the Challenge of History Part Two The Significance of History: The Perspective of Neo-Normative Arab Muslims Introduction Chapter Six The Apologetic Response Chapter Seven The Traditional Response Chapter Eight The Intellectualist Response Chapter Nine The Qur'anic Foundation Chapter Ten The Use of Western Sources Conclusion Towards an Islamic Understanding of History Appendices A. History Is Humanity's Way to God by Mahmud al-Sharqawi. B. The Philosophy of Islamic History by Anwar al-Jundi. C. History as the Interpretation of Events by Sayyid Qutb. D. Basic Principles of Islamic History by 'Abd al-Rahman al-Hajji. E. Islam Looks at History by Muhammad Kamal Ibrahim Ja'far. F. Factors That Influence History by Rashid al-Barrawi. G. The Qur'anic Interpretation of History by 'Imad al-Din Khalil. Notes Bibliography Index

• | Author: Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad
• | Publisher: State University of New York Press
• | Publication Date: Jun 30, 1982
• | Number of Pages: 257 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0873955447
• | ISBN-13: 9780873955447