Islam and knowledge : Al Faruqi's concept of religion in Islamic thought : essays in honor of Isma'il Al Faruqi / edited by Imtiyaz Yusuf.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

List of Illustrations; Contributors; Introduction; Part 1; 1 Memories of a Scholar and Mujahid -- John L. Esposito; 2 Isma'il Al Faruqi: As I Knew Him -- Khurshid Ahmad; 3 The Essence of Dr. Faruqi's Life's Work -- Seyyed Hossein Nasr; 4 Isma'il Al Faruqi: The Precursor to Civilizational Dialogue -- Anwar Ibrahim; 5 How I Learned About Islam -- John Raines; 6 Isma'il R. Al Faruqi and the American Academy of Religion: A Personal Remembrance -- Richard C. Martin; 7 A Memoir of a Good Friend Most Foully Murdered -- Gerard S. Sloyan.

8 Reminiscences of Al Faruqi, Factors that Shaped his Personality, and Some Observations on Terminology -- Muddathir Abd al-Rahim9 Isma'il Al Faruqi: An Intellectual and an Inspiration -- James Zogby; Part 2; 10 The Concept of D�in (Religion) as Interpreted by Isma'il Al Faruqi -- Imtiyaz Yusuf; 11 Islamization of Knowledge: A Futurist Perspective -- Anis Ahmad; 12 Isma'il Al Faruqi and Ijtihad -- Yushau Sodiq; 13 Ethics of Fertility Treatment: A Case Study of Nadya Suleman's Feat -- Abul Fadl Mohsin Ebrahim.

14 Muslim Interfaith Dialogue in the Twenty-first Century: Building on the Contributions and Legacy of Isma'il Al Faruqi -- Charles Fletcher15 From Tolerance to Celebration: Cultural Encounter and Religious Engagement in Nurturing World Peace -- Md. Salleh Yaapar; 16 Islamization of the Social Sciences: A Personal Reflection -- Aminah Beverly McCloud; 17 Isma'il Al Faruqi's Theory of Value: A Plea for Islamic Humanism -- Ibrahim M. Zein; 18 Tawhid and Aesthetics: Isma'il Al Faruqi on Islamic Art: Interpretation, Integration, Inspiration -- Gisela Webb.

19 From Interfaith Dialogue to Theological Discourse: Al Faruqi's Legacy in Interfaith Engagements -- Kamar Oniah Kamaruzaman20 Visualizing Islam: The Art, Architecture, and Functions of Philippine Mosques -- Vivienne SM. Angeles; Appendix A; Appendix B; Bibliography.

This is an era when the Islamic World is making a range of attempts to redefine itself and to grapple with the challenges of modernity. Many schools of thought have emerged which seek to position modern Islam within the context of a rapidly changing contemporary world. Exploring and defining the relationship between religion and knowledge, Ismail Rafi Al-Faruqi, a distinguished 20th century Arab-American scholar of Islam, formulated ideas which have made substantial contributions to the Islam-and-modernity discourse. His review of the interaction between Islam and knowledge examines the philos.

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