Vicegerency in Islamic Thought and Scripture - Towards a Qur'anic Theory of Human Existential Function

This book explores the reasons for the creation of humanity on Earth from the perspective of ancient and contemporary Muslim thinkers, aiming to lay the outlines of a Qur¿anic theory of human existential function.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. Islamic Worldview in the Context of Modern Reformism 3. The Concept of Istikhlāf in Islamic Heritage 4. Vicegerency as Existential Function in Contemporary Reformism 5. The Object of Vicegerency: Identifying Human Existential Function 6. Vicegerency in the Qurʾanic Worldview Conclusion

About the author

Chauki Lazhar is Assistant Professor of Islamic Studies at the College of Sharia and Islamic Studies, Qatar University. His research interests in the field of Islamic Studies include theological anthropology, Islamic meta-ethics and metaphysics, the epistemology of Islamic sciences, Islamic worldview studies and the methodology of contemporary ethico-religious reasoning (ijtihād). He is the author of, inter alia, Al-Umūma wa al-Unūtha fī al-Islām wa al-Tamyīz Bayn al-Marʾa wa al-Rajul fī al-Aḥkām al-Sharʿiyya [Motherhood, Femininity and Gender Differentiation in Islamic Provisions] (Doha: Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press, 2019).

Summary

This book explores the reasons for the creation of humanity on Earth from the perspective of ancient and contemporary Muslim thinkers, aiming to lay the outlines of a Qur?anic theory of human existential function.

Product details

• Authors: Chauki Lazhar
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032372259
• ISBN: 978-1-032-37225-9
• No. of pages: 276
• Weight: 530 g
• Illustrations: schwarz-weiss Illustrationen, Zeichnungen, schwarz-weiss
• Series: Routledge Studies in Islamic Philosophy
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Islam, RELIGION / Islam / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, RELIGION / Islam / Theology, Theology, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Islamic Theology