Issues in Contemporary Islamic Thought Tafsir Muslim and Christian thinkers in

Muslim and Christian thinkers in pairs dig down toward their respective ultimate convictions

This book argues that the true understanding of Islamic civlization is possible only by having access to the soul of that civilization and its underlying fundamental principles—belief in God

With accompanying Arabic text

is an essential addition to every Muslim library

Issues in Contemporary Islamic Thought Tafsir Muslim and Christian thinkers inThis collection of papers presents a reformist project calling upon Muslim intellectuals and scholars everywhere to comprehend the vast breadth and depth of the crisis engulfing Muslim thought today and the necessity of solving this crisis to enable the Ummah to experience a revival and fulfill its role among the nations of the world. The reader will find a variety of articles dealing with this intellectual crisis, these include a chapter on ijtihad's