An Islamic Jihad of Nonviolence (eBook)

Said Nursi’s Model

Salih Sayilgan (Autor)

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2019
148 Seiten
Wipf and Stock Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-5326-5757-3 (ISBN)

Infos

Today Islam is often associated with violence, more so than other world religions. In the center of this reception of Islam is the concept of jihad, which has been distorted by many. On the one hand, there are some Muslims who take jihad as a reference point for their violent crimes against innocent people. On the other hand, the concept is intentionally used to promote fear against Islam and its adherents. This study challenges these presentations of jihad by exploring the late Muslim theologian Said Nursi's jihad of nonviolence. The book shows how Nursi's teaching concerning nonviolent struggle, reconciliation, and religious tolerance has much in common with Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Gandhi, as well as Martin Luther King Jr.

Autor

Salih Sayilgan is Visiting Assistant Professor of Islamic and Interreligious Studies at Wesley Theological Seminary. He lives with his family in Virginia.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 21.1.2019
• Verlagsort: Eugene
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Islam
• Schlagworte: 1873-1960 • An Islamic Jihad of Nonviolence • Doctrines • History • History of Religion • Islam • Jihad • Law • Nonviolence • Nursi • Peace and Nonviolence • Religious aspects • Said • Salih Sayilgan • Systems of law: Islamic law • Theology • war • War (Islamic law)
• ISBN-10: 1-5326-5757-9 / 1532657579
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5326-5757-3 / 9781532657573