Violence in Islamic Thought - New,
'from European Imperialism
to the Post-Colonial Era'
[A5+] Paperback - 428 pages,
Edited by Mustafa Baig &
by Robert Gleave,
Description :
Violence in Islamic Thought from European Imperialism to the Post-Colonial Era, explores Muslim attitudes towards violence from the 19th century to the present day.
*** It examines perceptions and expressions of violence in a wide range of contexts in the modern period : Algeria, Afghanistan, Egypt, India, Iraq, Israel, Libya, Nigeria, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia and Yemen,
*** Shows the nuances behind headline-making events and organisations such as al-Qaeda, the Taliban, Islamic State, Salafi jihadism, the Mahdi Army, Hamas, Hezbollah and the Arab Revolutions.
*** Engages with key figures including Imam Fazl-i Ḥaqq Khayrabadi, Imam Ahmad Riza Khan, Muqtada al-Ṣadr, Muḥammad al-Maqdisi, Ayman al-Zawahiri and Turki al-BinʿAli,
*** Enables a more informed understanding of the nature of violence in the modern period, in the Muslim world and beyond.
Muslim attitudes toward violence have been reshaped in light of the colonial context since the 18th and 19th centuries, and in response to regional and world-changing events of the contemporary period. This volume shows the diversity of approaches to violence in Islamic thought, avoiding the limiting characterisations of Islam being inherently ‘violent’ or ‘peaceful’.
It shows how ideas of ‘justified violence’ – grounded in Islamic theological and juristic traditions – reoccur throughout history, up to the contemporary period. Chapters on earlier events provide context for contemporary debates on violence, showing how traditional legal and theological ideas (such as the sovereignty of God’s law and peace treaties) are used to both legitimise and de-legitimise violence.
Violence in Islamic Thought from European Imperialism to the Post-Colonial Era is the final volume in the Violence in Islamic Thought trilogy. Taken together, the three books cover key aspects of violence in Islamic thought from the earliest time to the present day, mapping a trajectory of thinking about violence over 14 centuries of Islamic history.
Dr. Mustafa Baig is a Lecturer in Islamic Studies at the University of Exeter. Dr Baig is also Co-Chair of the International Abrahamic Forum that is part of the International Council of Christians and Jews, an umbrella organisation that seeks to promote better understanding among Jews, Christians and Muslims. He was born in the UK, and is the son of the Islamic scholar [Dr. Ahmad Nisar Baig], who originated from Pakistan.
Dr. Robert Gleave is Professor of Arabic Studies at the University of Exeter. His most recent book is Violence in Islamic Thought from European Imperialism to the Post-Colonial Era (EUP, 2021), co-authored with Mustafa Baig.
Table of Contents :
---Dates, Abbreviations, and Online References,
---List of Illustrations,
---Acknowledgements.
---[1]. Violence in Islamic Thought: Methodological Issues and Problematic Categories; Robert Gleave,
Part I: Violence and Islam: Methodological Concerns
---[2]. Il/Legitimate Violence in Modern Islamic Thought: the Colonial Boundary Between Religion and Ideology, a Minority Report on Muslim Violence; Bruce Lawrence,
---[3]. The Lure of Jihad: Post-Traditional Histories of Violence in the Islamic World; William Gallois,
Part II: Resistance and Colonialism: South Asian Contexts
---[4]. From Client to Rebel? The Philosopher Fażl-I Ḥaqq Khayrabadi, His Risala Ghadariya and the Events of 1857; Sajjad Rizvi,
---[5]. Alternative Resistance to the British Raj: Aḥmad Riḍa Khan’s Legal and Socio-Political Fatwas; Mustafa Baig,
------Background to the Mutiny of 1857,
------Imam Ahmad Rida Khan al-Baraylawi,
------Territorial Status of British India,
------Social Political Engagement/Disengagement,
------Conclusion.
---[6]. The Ṭaliban Legal Discourse on Violence; Jan-Peter Hartung.
Part III: Justifying Violence:
---[7]. Buʿithtu Biʾl-Sayf: Jihad, Monolatry and Theonomy in Modern Salafism; Daniel Lav,
---[8]. Al-Qaʿida’s Post-Arab Spring Jihad: Confirmation or Re-Evaluation? Joas Wagemakers,
---[9]. The Arab Revolutions and Jihadism: Farhad Khosrokhavar,
---[10. The Logic of the Conquest Society: Isis, Apocalyptic Violence and the ‘Reinstatement’ Of Slave-Concubinage: Omar Anchassi,
---[11]. ‘Nay, We Obeyed God When We Burned Him’: Debating Immolation (Tahriq) Between the Islamic State and Al-Qaʿida; Mathias Ghyoot.
Part IV: Communicating Violence;
---[12]. Violence and Political Mobilisation in the Discourse of Muqtadā Al-Ṣadr; Sarah Elibiary,
---[13]. Managing Violent Conflict: Hudna and Tahdiya, Beyond a Strategic Pause; Beverly Milton-Edwards,
---[14]. Some Notes on Jihadist Poems; Andras Hamori,
---[15]. The ‘Other’ in the Discourse of Hamas and Hizbullah; Atef Alshaer,
---[16]. Concluding Remarks: Violence in Islamic Thought: Robert Gleave.
---Bibliography,
---Index.
Also see Theology,
Also see Islamic History,
Dimensions : 23.5 x 15.5cm.
