Humanity Before Religiosity

Habib Ali al-Jifri

Amin Buxton, Mostafa Hashish (trs.)

Paperback

9789948180111

This is a collection of articles written by Habib Ali al-Jifri between 2012 and 2014, and originally published in print and online. The articles address a number of key issues confronting not just Arabs and Muslims but also people of faith and mankind as a whole.

The turbulence of the times is reflected in the subject matter. Habib Ali draws on insights from the Islamic tradition and his personal experience to offer perspectives that broaden horizons and have cross-generational relevance.

Contents

Part 1: Self-Criticism

Part 2: Criticism of the Islamic Discourse

Part 3: The Youth

Part 4: Concepts

Part 5: On Takfir

Part 6: Finding a Balance

Part 7: To the Intellectual elite

Part 8: Our Prophet Muhammad s.a.w.