Open AccessThe Legacy of Isma`il Raji al-Faruqi
Author(s) -
Zakyi Ibrahim
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
american journal of islam and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2690-3741
pISSN - 2690-3733
DOI - 10.35632/ajis.v27i3.1321
Subject(s) - islam , theology , political science , religious studies , democracy , law , sociology , media studies , classics , philosophy , history , politics
A two-day seminar on Isma`il Raji al-Faruqi (1921-86), jointly organized bythe Centre for the Study of Democracy (University of Westminster), Princeal-Waleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding (GeorgetownUniversity), and the International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIITUK and USA), took place in London at the University of Westminster on6-7 June 2010. Considering his intellectual output, academic agendas, andscholastic achievements, as well as to commemorate the twenty-fifth anniversaryof his death, the organizers thought a seminar of this caliber wouldbe most appropriate. John Esposito and John Voll write of a certain Christianacquaintance of al-Faruqi lamenting the latter’s aspiration to become the“Luther” of Islam, believing that it is in dire need of reformation. This considerationguaranteed al-Faruqi a prominent slot in their “Makers of ContemporaryIslam” (2001) ...