Islam and liberation theology :
Material type:
- 8120710460
- 297.2 ENG
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In this age of science and technology religion has been much maligned. Vested interests have exploited it, reducing it
either to a bundle of rituals or to an article of blind faith. Religion not only gives us ideals and values by which to live, but also
has a liberative potential for humanity.
The author of this book believes that although all religions have this Iiberative potential, which must be fully exploited to
promote justice, peace and integrity of creation, Islam has it to a much greater extent. This is brought out in his
various essays collected in this volume, including "Liberation Theology in Islam", "Islam and Challenge of Poverty", "Islamic and Industrial Policy".
He argues, on the basis of the Quran and Sunna, the two primary sources of Islamic faith, that, if properly interpreted, Islamic faith can liberate not only Muslims but the whole of humanity. It is a Quranic injuction to do justice and fight against exploitation and zulm (oppression). Allah promises in the Quran not only to li berate the oppressed of the earth but to make them leaders and inheritors. The book is a pioneering study of liberation theology in Islam.
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