Scholarship and Social Engagement

The theme of this editorial is inspired by the passing of a dear friend, Sulayman Nyang, whose life epitomized the nexus between scholarship and social engagement. Dr. Nyang’s life and career follows a long-held Islamic tradition stretching over a millennium. I would like to begin my reflections by...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:ff9271b51cb648a7b94d88681071f5352021-12-02T19:22:46ZScholarship and Social Engagement10.35632/ajis.v36i1.6832690-37332690-3741https://doaj.org/article/ff9271b51cb648a7b94d88681071f5352019-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ajis.org/index.php/ajiss/article/view/683https://doaj.org/toc/2690-3733https://doaj.org/toc/2690-3741 The theme of this editorial is inspired by the passing of a dear friend, Sulayman Nyang, whose life epitomized the nexus between scholarship and social engagement. Dr. Nyang’s life and career follows a long-held Islamic tradition stretching over a millennium. I would like to begin my reflections by citing the tradition of social engagement and social responsibility within Islamic scholarship, and then briefly examine how that tradition was upheld by Dr. Nyang and offer a synopsis of his thoughts and actions. Louay SafiInternational Institute of Islamic ThoughtarticleIslamBP1-253ENAmerican Journal of Islam and Society, Vol 36, Iss 1 (2019)
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description The theme of this editorial is inspired by the passing of a dear friend, Sulayman Nyang, whose life epitomized the nexus between scholarship and social engagement. Dr. Nyang’s life and career follows a long-held Islamic tradition stretching over a millennium. I would like to begin my reflections by citing the tradition of social engagement and social responsibility within Islamic scholarship, and then briefly examine how that tradition was upheld by Dr. Nyang and offer a synopsis of his thoughts and actions.
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