The Task of Islamic Studies Today

Year 2017, Issue: 37, 167 - 173, 15.12.2017

Enes Karic

Abstract

In this paper, the author addresses the question of imbuing Islamic
Studies programs with the values of peace, sanctity, morality, knowledge about
faith, and the faith-rooted knowledge today. He argues that the present-day
conflicts and wars in the traditional lands of Islam and in numerous traditional
Islamic and Muslim societies require Muslim intellectuals and the ʽulama to
urgently reconsider the purpose of Islamic Studies. He emphasizes the need for divesting
Islamic Studies programs from politics, ideology, and sectarianism. 

Keywords

Islamic Studies

References

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