Extremism in contemporary Muslim life and the concept of Jama'ah

Dogmatic religious extremism manifests itself much too frequently in Muslim communities today. This paper addresses that phenomenon to clarify relevant issues, especially the concepts of jamā'ah and Islamic leadership. Relevant verses from Scripture are compared with the patterns of living exem...

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Main Author: Ushama, Thameem
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Language:English
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Published: Islamic Cultural Centre 2016
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spelling iium-567102017-10-27T02:16:57Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/56710/ Extremism in contemporary Muslim life and the concept of Jama'ah Ushama, Thameem BP165.5 Dogma (‘Aqa’id) Dogmatic religious extremism manifests itself much too frequently in Muslim communities today. This paper addresses that phenomenon to clarify relevant issues, especially the concepts of jamā'ah and Islamic leadership. Relevant verses from Scripture are compared with the patterns of living exemplified by the Prophet Muhammad, his companions and successors. The paper attempts to contrast authentic Islam with the concept of jamā'ah through references to sīrah and sunnah. Islamic Cultural Centre 2016-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/56710/1/Extremism%20in%20Contemporary%20Muslim%20%20Life%20and%20the%20Concept%20of%20Jama%27ah.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/56710/2/56710_Extremism%20in%20contemporary%20Muslim%20life%20and%20the%20concept_Scopus.pdf Ushama, Thameem (2016) Extremism in contemporary Muslim life and the concept of Jama'ah. The Islamic Quarterly, 60 (1). pp. 1-32. ISSN 0021-1842 http://www.iccuk.org/page.php?section=media&page=iq
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Ushama, Thameem
Extremism in contemporary Muslim life and the concept of Jama'ah
description Dogmatic religious extremism manifests itself much too frequently in Muslim communities today. This paper addresses that phenomenon to clarify relevant issues, especially the concepts of jamā'ah and Islamic leadership. Relevant verses from Scripture are compared with the patterns of living exemplified by the Prophet Muhammad, his companions and successors. The paper attempts to contrast authentic Islam with the concept of jamā'ah through references to sīrah and sunnah.
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author Ushama, Thameem
author_facet Ushama, Thameem
author_sort Ushama, Thameem
title Extremism in contemporary Muslim life and the concept of Jama'ah
title_short Extremism in contemporary Muslim life and the concept of Jama'ah
title_full Extremism in contemporary Muslim life and the concept of Jama'ah
title_fullStr Extremism in contemporary Muslim life and the concept of Jama'ah
title_full_unstemmed Extremism in contemporary Muslim life and the concept of Jama'ah
title_sort extremism in contemporary muslim life and the concept of jama'ah
publisher Islamic Cultural Centre
publishDate 2016
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/56710/
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/56710/1/Extremism%20in%20Contemporary%20Muslim%20%20Life%20and%20the%20Concept%20of%20Jama%27ah.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/56710/2/56710_Extremism%20in%20contemporary%20Muslim%20life%20and%20the%20concept_Scopus.pdf
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