NDLI: The Islamists and the Apologists

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The Islamists and the Apologists

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Author	Lahoud, Nelly
Copyright Year	2013
Description	Of the several currents of thought in contemporary Islam, the Islamist current undoubtedly enjoys greater 'authenticity' among the general public. It is essentially a political current that uses its particular interpretation of the Islamic tradition as its ideological platform. Islamists emphasise their faithful adherence to the Islamic foundation texts, Quran and Hadith, which they, in turn, use selectively as a tool to justify their political programmes. The radical among them draw on these texts even to legitimate their call to violence. This current has assumed the right to adjudicate what is authentic, ethical and moral in the spheres of politics and social behaviour in the Islamic community. This seemingly faithful adherence to the teachings of the foundation texts has enabled it virtually to monopolise Islamic 'authenticity' in the minds of many Muslims and non-Muslims. As a consequence, there exists now a broad perception of Islam that identifies it with Islamism. This perception is not false in so far as Islamism represents an intellectually active political stream of Islam. But it is incomplete in so far as Islamism does not represent all of the intellectual currents within Islam. Book Name: Political Thought in Islam
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Ending Page	43
Page Count	19
Starting Page	25
DOI	10.4324/9780203479285-8
Language	English
Publisher	Informa UK Limited
Publisher Date	2013-01-11
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Book Name: Political Thought in Islam Cultural Studies Islamists Authenticity Intellectually Muslims Faithful Political Current Adherence
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Chapter

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