Reclaiming Jihad: A Qur'anic Critique of Terrorism
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Reclaiming Jihad: A Qur'anic Critique of Terrorism

Reclaiming Jihad: A Qur'anic Critique of Terrorism

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ElSayed M. A. Amin (Author)  

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In Reclaiming Jihad: A Qur'anic Critique of Terrorism, ElSayed Amin presents a detailed critique of institutional and legal definitions of terrorism. He engages the Qur'an exegetical tradition, both classical and contemporary, to critique key verses of the Qur'an that have been misread to establish violence as a relational norm between Muslims and non-Muslims. This pioneering work is a sustained scholarly attempt to separate Islamic jihad, as well as the notion of armed deterrence, from modern terrorism through the examination of the 9/11 terrorism attacks, and it proposes legal proscriptions for terrorism from the Qur'an, on the basis of its political, social and psychological impacts.
ELSAYED AMIN is Assistant Professor of Islamic Studies in English at al-Azhar University and a visiting postdoctoral research fellow at the Sultan Omar 'Ali Saifuddien Centre for Islamic Studies, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, who obtained his doctorate in Islamic studies from the University of Birmingham, and his juristic training from the prestigious al-Azhar University. He is a member of the Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs in Cairo, and a former Fulbright scholar.
  • Contributor: ElSayed M. A. Amin
  • Imprint: Islamic Foundation
  • ISBN13: 9780860375937
  • Number of Pages: 288
  • Packaged Dimensions: 216x137mm
  • Packaged Weight: 354
  • Format: Paperback
  • Publisher: Islamic Foundation
  • Release Date: 2014-10-07
  • Binding: Paperback / softback
  • Biography: ELSAYED AMIN is Assistant Professor of Islamic Studies in English at al-Azhar University and a visiting postdoctoral research fellow at the Sultan Omar 'Ali Saifuddien Centre for Islamic Studies, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, who obtained his doctorate in Islamic studies from the University of Birmingham, and his juristic training from the prestigious al-Azhar University. He is a member of the Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs in Cairo, and a former Fulbright scholar.

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