| Islamic Ideology | |
| 22 Jul 2011, NewAgeIslam.Com | |
| Liberal Islam Comprises A Whole Spectrum of Beliefs | |
By Awais Aftab
"The claim of the present generation of Muslim liberals to reinterpret the foundational legal principles, in the light of their own experience and the altered conditions of modern life is, in my opinion, perfectly justified." - Allama Muhammad Iqbal
The word "Liberal Islam" provokes very diverse responses in Pakistan. Some laugh it away as an oxymoron, the more secular of us see it with cynicism as consisting of 'moderates' and non-practicing Muslims, and the orthodox treat it scornfully as heresy, justifying that Islam was already revealed as the perfect and unchanging religion, the complete code of life for all times to come. Amidst all this skepticism, the existence of Liberal Islam as a real phenomenon within the Islamic theological tradition is neglected. The marginalization of this mode of Islamic thought from public discourse and the resultant dominance of orthodoxy has resulted in grave consequences all over the world.
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Moderate Islamist here
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