A Muslim Reformist in Communist Yugoslavia

The Life and Thought of Husein zo
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-0-367-89014-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 212 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 386 g

Reihe: Contemporary Thought in the Islamic World

A Muslim Reformist in Communist Yugoslavia examines the Islamic modernist thought of Husein Ðozo, a prominent Balkan scholar. Born at a time when the external challenges to the Muslim world were many, and its internal problems both complex and overwhelming, Ðozo made it his goal to reinterpret the teachings of the Qur’an and hadith (prophetic tradition) to a generation for whom the truths and realities of Islam had fallen into disuse. As a Muslim scholar who lived and worked in a European, communist, multi-cultural and multi-religious society, Husein Ðozo and his work present us with a particularly exciting account through which to examine the innovative interpretations of Islam. For example, through a critical analysis of Ðozo’s most significant fatwas and other relevant materials, this book examines the extent of the inherent flexibility of the Islamic law and its ability to respond to Muslim interests in different socio-political conditions. Since Ðozo’s writings in general and his fatwas in particular have continued to be published in the Balkan lands up to the present, this monograph should help shed some light on certain assumptions underlying modern Islamic thought and consciousness found in the region.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mekic, Sejad

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Geschichte des Islam
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam & Islamische Studien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction. Chapter 1: Historical Background. Chapter 2: Husein Ðozo, his Life and Works. Chapter 3: Ðozo’s Approach to Qur’anic Exegesis. Chapter 4: Ðozo’s Legal Theory. Chapter 5: Ðozo’s Fatwas, the Methodology of his Ifta’. Chapter 6: Ðozo Theological Thought. Epilogue.

Über Autor(innen)

Sejad Mekic is visiting Professor of Islamic Law and Jurisprudence at the Hojja Ahmed Yassawi Kazakh-Turkish International University, Kazakhstan. Previously Sejad was a lecturer in Islamic Law and Jurisprudence at the Muslim College London, and a lecturer and mentor at the Cambridge Muslim College, UK. His research and teaching interests include the history of Islamic legal theory, Islam in the Balkans, Islam and Gender issues, and Islam and Religious Pluralism. Sejad has published a number of articles on various aspects of Islamic law and ethics. His most recent article is "Remembering Srebrenica: the Roots of the Bosnian Genocide" (2015).