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PLURALISM IN ISLAM

PLURALISM IN ISLAM. Moderator: Dr. Faiz Khan Panelists: Reza Aslan Yasir Qadhi Irshad Manji Youcef Mammeri Anas Osman. Pluralism in Islam.

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PLURALISM IN ISLAM

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  1. PLURALISM IN ISLAM Moderator: Dr. Faiz Khan Panelists: Reza Aslan Yasir Qadhi Irshad Manji Youcef Mammeri Anas Osman

  2. Pluralism in Islam O mankind! We have created you from a male and a female, and have made you into nations and tribes that you may know one another. Verily, the noblest of you, in the sight of Allah, is the best in conduct. Allah is All-Knowing, All-Aware. - Quran 49:13 I believe in the religion of love, wherever its stages may go, as love is my religion and faith. - Ibn ‘Arabi (adjacent calligraphy)

  3. Sectarianism? • If every sect thinks of itself as either the one and only true faith or at least the truest and best of the others, is it not the case that one of these sects is right and the rest wrong, either absolutely or only relatively? • If the historical record shows that there has always been a plurality of opinion on most issues, where does the idea of a single way to salvation come from? • Does it come from outside? Is it a reaction to an outside force? A result of the anti-colonial struggle? A reaction to modernity?

  4. Source of Guidance/Authority • This day have I perfected for you your religion and completed My favor on you and chosen for you Islam as a religion - Quran (5:3) • During the Prophet’s time, debate and discussion would continue to the point of revelation that would clarify matters and was also context sensitive. • Now that we do not have revelation, do we debate and if so, how? • Can a discourse relevant to a few thousand in Arabia 1400 years ago be the only framework to analyze and resolve the issues faced by 1 billion across the world today? • Can we accept a socio-historical (contextual) interpretation of the Qur’an and Sunnah? • Given the decentralized state of our community, and in the absence of a central authority, who speaks for Islam? All of us? No one? • Who claims to speak for us? What is a pseudo-Muslim?

  5. Pluralism • The very concept of the ummah denotes that there is unity in diversity. If we are such a diverse body of people, each with a relatively different historical experience, can there only be one way to Allah? • Given the plurality of ideologies, cultures, histories, and moreover beliefs, what can unite us?

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