Editorial

This special issue of the American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences on Ismail al Faruqi is prepared to honor the memory and contribution of Professor Ismail al Faruqi to the academia, the history of Islamic thought, and the development of the Muslim community (Ummah). Providing a perspective twen...

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Autores principales: John L. Esposito, Imtiyaz Yusu
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:81ecd9e5134d4178850ac36d8e35134b2021-12-02T18:18:42ZEditorial10.35632/ajis.v28i3.12392690-37332690-3741https://doaj.org/article/81ecd9e5134d4178850ac36d8e35134b2011-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ajis.org/index.php/ajiss/article/view/1239https://doaj.org/toc/2690-3733https://doaj.org/toc/2690-3741 This special issue of the American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences on Ismail al Faruqi is prepared to honor the memory and contribution of Professor Ismail al Faruqi to the academia, the history of Islamic thought, and the development of the Muslim community (Ummah). Providing a perspective twenty-five years after Professor al Faruqi’s death, it provides thought-provoking papers relating of the person, mission, and intellectual jihad initiated by Professor al Faruqi. Ismail Raji al Faruqi (1921–1986) was a great scholar of Islam in modern times. His scholarship covered a broad spectrum of Islamic studies: the study of religion, Islamic thought, approaches to knowledge, history, culture, education, interfaith dialogue, aesthetics, ethics, politics, economics, science, and gender issues. He had indeed an encyclopedic knowledge, a rare person among contemporary Muslim scholars. Ismail al-Faruqi laid the foundation for a new interpretation and analysis of the quintessence of tawhid and its relevance in various dimensions of human life and thought. He also made unique contributions to the study of Islam and its relevance to the contemporary age. In fact, many of his unique contributions to Islamic scholarship remain especially relevant today and have been carried on and extended by many of his former. Professor al Faruqi was a founder of “the school of Islamization of knowledge,” which has been incorporated at several international Islamic universities. His school of thought, academic approach, and practice is also being applied by hundreds of his students who are teaching and doing research at different universities in all continents. This special issue of the American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences, revisits the intellectual legacy and continuing influence of Professor Ismail al Faruqi since his death ... John L. EspositoImtiyaz YusuInternational Institute of Islamic ThoughtarticleIslamBP1-253ENAmerican Journal of Islam and Society, Vol 28, Iss 3 (2011)
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Editorial
description This special issue of the American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences on Ismail al Faruqi is prepared to honor the memory and contribution of Professor Ismail al Faruqi to the academia, the history of Islamic thought, and the development of the Muslim community (Ummah). Providing a perspective twenty-five years after Professor al Faruqi’s death, it provides thought-provoking papers relating of the person, mission, and intellectual jihad initiated by Professor al Faruqi. Ismail Raji al Faruqi (1921–1986) was a great scholar of Islam in modern times. His scholarship covered a broad spectrum of Islamic studies: the study of religion, Islamic thought, approaches to knowledge, history, culture, education, interfaith dialogue, aesthetics, ethics, politics, economics, science, and gender issues. He had indeed an encyclopedic knowledge, a rare person among contemporary Muslim scholars. Ismail al-Faruqi laid the foundation for a new interpretation and analysis of the quintessence of tawhid and its relevance in various dimensions of human life and thought. He also made unique contributions to the study of Islam and its relevance to the contemporary age. In fact, many of his unique contributions to Islamic scholarship remain especially relevant today and have been carried on and extended by many of his former. Professor al Faruqi was a founder of “the school of Islamization of knowledge,” which has been incorporated at several international Islamic universities. His school of thought, academic approach, and practice is also being applied by hundreds of his students who are teaching and doing research at different universities in all continents. This special issue of the American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences, revisits the intellectual legacy and continuing influence of Professor Ismail al Faruqi since his death ...
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