Islam and politics in the light of Said Nursi's writings
This article discusses in its introduction the concept of political Islam as it first developed during the final years of the Ottoman Empire, and Nursi's reaction to politics. The bulk of the article then focuses on Nursi's stance concerning politics. As a prolific author, scholar, and act...
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Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
Language: | English |
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Routledge
2008
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Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Year: 2008, Volume: 19, Issue: 1, Pages: 113-126 |
Further subjects: | B
Jahrhundert, 20
B Islam B Religiöse Sondergemeinschaften B century, 20th B special religious communities B Religion B Politics |
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Summary: | This article discusses in its introduction the concept of political Islam as it first developed during the final years of the Ottoman Empire, and Nursi's reaction to politics. The bulk of the article then focuses on Nursi's stance concerning politics. As a prolific author, scholar, and activist, Nursi has a unique place among his contemporaries and the article deliberately elaborates on why Nursi coined his famous statement, ‘I take refuge in God from Satan and politics.’ It also presents a limited comparison between Nursi's interpretation of some qur'anic verses and Sayyid Qutb's interpretation of these same texts. |
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ISSN: | 0959-6410 |
Contains: | In: Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/13510340701770337 |