Freedom of Expression in Islam / Mohammad Hashim Kamali.

By:

Kamali, Mohammad Hashim

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Selangor Darul Ehsan (Malaysia) : Ilmiah Publishers, 2000.Edition: Rev. edDescription: xi, 349 p. ; 24 cmContent type:

text

ISBN:

9789832092018
9832092019

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DDC classification:

297.272 KAM

Summary: The author explores the concept of freedom of expression from both moral and legal perspectives within the Islamic tradition. He investigates what Islam affirms as rights to speech, criticism, association, and opinion (including ijtihād and consultation), and also outlines the ethical, theological, and legal constraints that the Shariʿah places upon these freedoms. Topics addressed include hurtful speech, defamation (qadhf), insults, blasphemy, sedition, and the attribution of disbelief (takfīr). Kamali's core argument is that Islam does allow considerable latitude for expression and dissent, but that this freedom is bounded by values intended to protect individual dignity, communal harmony, and faith.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Sultan Qaboos Library General Stacks	297.272 KAM (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		5700

Winner of Ismail Al Faruqui Award for Academic Excellence 1995 by International Islamic University, Mayasia

Includes appendices, bibliographical references, glossary, and index (p. 262-349).

The author explores the concept of freedom of expression from both moral and legal perspectives within the Islamic tradition. He investigates what Islam affirms as rights to speech, criticism, association, and opinion (including ijtihād and consultation), and also outlines the ethical, theological, and legal constraints that the Shariʿah places upon these freedoms. Topics addressed include hurtful speech, defamation (qadhf), insults, blasphemy, sedition, and the attribution of disbelief (takfīr). Kamali's core argument is that Islam does allow considerable latitude for expression and dissent, but that this freedom is bounded by values intended to protect individual dignity, communal harmony, and faith.

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