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The middle path of moderation in Islam : the Qurʾānic principle of wasaṭiyyah
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The middle path of moderation in Islam : the Qurʾānic principle of wasaṭiyyah

Mohammad Hashim Kamali

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Conceptual analysis. Definition and scope of wasaṭiyyah
Review of the source evidence
A round-up of modern opinion
Hallmarks and types of extremism
Manifestations of wasaṭiyyah
Identification of wasaṭiyyah
Institutional developments
Thematic perspectives. Moderation and justice
Moderation and religiosity
The moderating role of ikhtilāf (reasoned disagreement)
Between spirituality and legalism: the moderating influence of sufism
Harm (Ḍarar) must be eliminated
Forbearance, bringing ease and removing hardship (taysīr, raf al-Ḥaraj, samāḥah)
Environmental imbalance
Financial imbalance, extravagance and waste (isrāf, tabdhīr)
Moderation in jihād
Character and lifestyle
Wasaṭiyyah and women's rights
Wasaṭiyyah and globalization
Islam between antiquity and the modern world
Continuity and change in Islam: an analysis of tajdīd and iṣlāh (renewal and reform).

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The middle path of moderation in Islam : the Qurʾānic principle of wasaṭiyyah by Mohammad Hashim Kamali. ISBN 9780190226831. Published by Oxford University Press in 2015. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.

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