What are the forces that shape present-day Islam? Are we to believe the project of capitalist democracy is the most suitable form of social philosophy and practice for Muslim societies? Are there are other models, trajectories and epistemological frameworks that have validity? What is the relationship between globalisation, tradition and modernity in Islamic contexts? In this wide-ranging essay, the author addresses these questions through three interrelated key concepts, which he exposes to critical analysis: present-day Islam, Islam as a living tradition and the phenomenon of globalisation.
In this book, Rizwan Mawani encounters diverse communities and their sites of worship, including the mosque, husayniyya, khanaqah and jamatkhana.
Revealing the challenges and triumphs of prophecy, Stephen Burge examines how prophets have inspired faith communities’ relationship with the Divine, and one another.