Nonviolent activism in Islam the message of Abul Kalam Azad
"The purpose and focus of this study are to illustrate the legal basis for nonviolent activism in Islam, as Maulana Abul Kalam Azad promoted. Maulana Azad's practice of nonviolent activism as a means to expel British colonialism from India provides a potent counterargument against Islamist...
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| Language: | English |
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Lanham, Maryland
Lexington Books,
[2021]
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Table of Contents:
- Cover
- Half Title page
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Note
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- What Is Jihad?
- Abul Kalam Azad-A Biographical Profile
- An Argument against Militancy and Extremism
- The Purpose and Focus of This Book
- The Contents of This Book
- Notes
- Chapter 1: Abul Kalam Azad
- Abul Kalam Azad: Who Was He?
- Long Live the Revolution
- The Pain of Partition
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Chapter 2: The Concept of Justice, Zulm, and Mazlum in Islam
- The Concepts of Oppression, the Oppressed, and Oppressors
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Chapter 3: The Islamic Principles of Social Justice
- Historical Background and Key Concepts of Violent Islamist Militancy
- The 2011 Arab Awakening
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Chapter 4: The Islamist Extremists
- The Rise of ISIS
- The Utility of Violent Jihad in International Relations and How It Has Backfired
- Political Islam on the Subcontinent
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Chapter 5: The Implications of Nonviolent Islam for Peace and Security
- Revenge Does Not Equal Justice
- Unity within Islam
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Notes
- Appendix
- Inspirational Speech of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
- Excerpts of a Speech Delivered by Maulana Azad
- Note
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author