To Be a European Muslim

by Tariq Ramadan

Overview

This book addresses some of the fundamental issues borne of the several million strong Muslim presence in Europe in our times. Based on a thorough study of Islamic sources, it seeks to answer basic questions about a European Muslim’s social, political, cultural and legal life as a practising Muslim while living together in multi-faith, pluralistic European nation states.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780860375579
Publisher:	The Islamic Foundation
Publication date:	09/15/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	290
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Tariq Ramadan is Professor of Contemporary Islamic Studies at the Oxford University(Oriental Institute, St Antony’s College) and also teaches at the Oxford Faculty of Theology. He is Visiting Professor at the Faculty of Islamic Studies, (Qatar) and the University of Malaysia Perlis; Senior Research Fellow at Doshisha University(Kyoto, Japan) and Director of the Research Centre of Islamic Legislation and Ethics (CILE) (Doha, Qatar).

Table of Contents

Contents
Acknowledgements
Foreword
Introduction

Part One: AT THE HEART OF THE SOURCES – FAITH AND RELIGIOUS PRACTICE
Introduction
I. Islamic Teaching and Sciences
A. The Essential Teachings
B. The Birth of Islamic Sciences
C. Comments (Typology and Classification),
II. Some General Rulings of Usul al-Fiqh
A. Who Decides?
B. Permissibility is the Base
C. Rulings Outlining Liability
D. Al-Maslaha (Considerations of Public Interest)
E. Ijtihad and Fatwa
F. Priorities and Steps

Part Two: SENSITIVE QUESTIONS – BELONGING, IDENTITY, CITIZENSHIP
Introduction
I. Where Are We?
A. Facts and Figures
B. Old Concepts
C. Fundamental Principles (and Conditions)
D. European Societies
E. Small Village, Open World
II. Who Are We?
A. Which Identity? Which Belonging?
B. Belonging to the Islamic Umma
C. To be a European Citizen
D. Between Assimilation and Alienation
E. Towards a European Islamic Culture
III. A Possible Coexistence
A. An Observation and Rifts
B. Four Priorities
C. Common Challenges

Conclusion
Appendix I: Introduction to “Islamic Tendencies” in Europe and the World
Appendix II: Immigration, Integration and Cooperation
Policies – Europe’s Muslims Find a Place for Themselves
Glossary
Index