EUR  â¬192.00EUR  â¬160.00 excl. VAT
Travellers in Faith
Studies of the TablÄ«ghÄ« JamÄâat as a Transnational Islamic Movement for Faith Renewal
Series:
Editor:
Contributors:
, , , , , , , , and
The TablÄ«ghÄ« JamÄâat is a twentieth century faith renewal movement, which is presently operating in more than eighty countries. With millions of participants, its annual conference has become the second largest Muslim congregation after the Hajj.
In the absence of official writings and its abstinence from media publicity, the JamÄâat can best be studied by participant observation, as illustrated by the studies of its activities in India, Britain, France, Germany, Belgium, Canada, Morocco and South Africa, which are presented in this volume.
Studying the historical and social growth of this movement in India, its transnational transformation, the development of its ideology, particularly on the questions of conversion, gender, religious diversity, organization, communication, adjustment with the local environment and personal transformation, this volume offers fascinating information about contemporary daâwa phenomenon in Islam.
In the absence of official writings and its abstinence from media publicity, the JamÄâat can best be studied by participant observation, as illustrated by the studies of its activities in India, Britain, France, Germany, Belgium, Canada, Morocco and South Africa, which are presented in this volume.
Studying the historical and social growth of this movement in India, its transnational transformation, the development of its ideology, particularly on the questions of conversion, gender, religious diversity, organization, communication, adjustment with the local environment and personal transformation, this volume offers fascinating information about contemporary daâwa phenomenon in Islam.
Muhammad Khalid Masud, Ph.D. (1973) Islamic Studies, McGill University, Professor at the Leiden University, is the Director of The International Institute for the Study of Islam in The Modern World. He has published extensively on contemporary issues and trends in the Muslim Societies, including Islamic Legal Interpretation (Harvard 1996), co-edited with David Powers and Brinkley Messick.
'This collection significantly advances our understanding of a hugely complex phenomenon and suggests several avenues for future research.'
Johathan Birt, Journal of Islamic Studies, 2001.
'This book is essential reading for all interested in contemporary Muslim movements. Being the first serious academic treatise on the TablÄ«ghÄ« JamÄ'at, it excels in the wide range of issues that its essays coverâ¦'
Yoginder Sikand, The Muslim World Book Review, 2002.
'â¦this volume offers a good place to start for anyone interested in working themselves into this topic, helped by an extensive bibliography and a very useful glossary.'
Jorgen S. Nielsen, Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations, 2002.
ââ¦this volume offers fascinating information about contemporary daâwa phenomenon in Islamâ¦â
ISCH, 2000.
Johathan Birt, Journal of Islamic Studies, 2001.
'This book is essential reading for all interested in contemporary Muslim movements. Being the first serious academic treatise on the TablÄ«ghÄ« JamÄ'at, it excels in the wide range of issues that its essays coverâ¦'
Yoginder Sikand, The Muslim World Book Review, 2002.
'â¦this volume offers a good place to start for anyone interested in working themselves into this topic, helped by an extensive bibliography and a very useful glossary.'
Jorgen S. Nielsen, Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations, 2002.
ââ¦this volume offers fascinating information about contemporary daâwa phenomenon in Islamâ¦â
ISCH, 2000.
All those interested in Daâwa, Contemporary Islam, History and Sociology of Religion, Non-Political Islam, Students of Religious Movements, Islam in Europe, Transnationalism, Faith Renewal, and Pan-Islamism.