Description
Book SynopsisThe demise of apartheid in South Africa in the 1980s followed an unprecedented unity in struggle against oppression from members of different faith traditions. This work details how South African Muslims were brought into conflict with the Qu'ran, which denied virtue outside Islam, and so did not allow them to co-operate with other oppressed groups. It reflects on passages from the Qu'ran and provides interpretations which support solidarity for change, combining social history, politics and theology.
Trade Review"This book establishes Esack as one of the few liberation theologians in contemporary Islam." * Journal of the American Academy of Religion *
"This book focuses on the imperative of real, engaged cooperation between groups of various religious backgrounds for the goals of establishing a just society that addresses the central needs of each community. * Review & Expositor *
Table of ContentsIntroduction 1
1. The Context 19
2. between text and Context 49
3. Hermeneutical Keys 82
4. Redefining Self and Other 114
5. The Qur'an and the other 146
6. Redefining Comrades and Opponents 179
7. From the Wilderness to the Promised land.
