Pluralistic Frameworks of Ibn Rushd and Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na''im

The purpose of this Element is to analyse the assiduous attempts of two Islamic political thinkers-the 12th century Andalusian philosopher Ibn Rushd and the contemporary Sudanese reformist Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im-to theorise Islamic politics through an approach the author refers to as 'pluralistic frameworks'.

List of contents

1. Islamic Ethics and Politics; 2. Harmonising Greek Thought and sharī'a: The Pluralistic Framework of Ibn Rushd; 3. Negotiating sharī'a and Liberal Thought: The Pluralistic Framework of Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im; 4. Rethinking Islamic Politics: Pluralistic Frameworks and the Future; Bibliography.

Summary

The purpose of this Element is to analyse the assiduous attempts of two Islamic political thinkers-the 12th century Andalusian philosopher Ibn Rushd and the contemporary Sudanese reformist Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im-to theorise Islamic politics through an approach the author refers to as 'pluralistic frameworks'. A pluralistic framework, is a systematic mediation of Islamic ethics and politics that incorporates extra-Islamic traditions of thought from diverse sources. Pluralistic frameworks selectively and self-consciously enable dialogue, synthesis, and hybridity and seek to maintain a distinct conception of Islamic ethics that concords with a preferred set of political arguments. They enable reflexivity within the ethical purview of Islam and with an awareness of the normativity of sharī'a.Both Ibn Rushd and An-Na'im reconcile sharī'a in two very different ways, but to a common end; Ibn Rushd lays out a method of harmonisation with Greek thought, while An-Na'im resorts to the radical subversion of sharia under liberal thought.

Foreword

What do the pluralistic frameworks of the Islamic political thinkers Ibn Rushd and Abdullahi An-Na'im tell us about ethics and politics in Islam?

Product details

• Authors: Ayesha Omar, Ayesha (University of the Witwatersrand and Omar
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.2025
• EAN: 9781009386326
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0938632-6
• No. of pages: 75
• Series: Elements in Comparative Political Theory
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, Political science & theory, Religious and theocratic ideologies, Political science and theory, Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, Religious & theocratic ideologies, Islamic & Arabic philosophy, Islamic and Arab philosophy