Papers by Ashaki Taha-Cisse
At a time when interfaith dialogue among Muslims and their Abrahamic counterparts is takng place ... more At a time when interfaith dialogue among Muslims and their Abrahamic counterparts is takng place in the academy and in communties around the globe with increased frequency and efficacy, violent intrareligious conflcts among Muslims are taking place in alarmingly stark contrast to the Qur'anic statement: This Ummah is a single Ummah and I am your Lord, so worship Me garnering little, if any interest. Whle the notion of a culture of peace and its terminology were developed within the contect of secular, international peacemaking and development, the main focus of this paper is the exploration of ts application to the internal conflicts within Islam that shatter the concept and real life experence of a single Ummah, i.e., whether nonviolence an peacebuilding as Islamic values set forth in the Qur'an and Hadith, and found in the historically lived nonviolent resistance of Prophet Muhammad, along with contemporary peacebuilding among Muslims. An essential aspect of this exploration is the significant inclusion of the gender dynamic in global peacemaking and of gender justice as a critical component in the development of an Islamic culture of peace. Finally, this paper identifies the "indigenous/immigrant" Muslim divide in America as a case study in which the often contentious terminology and its historical underpinnings are examined and clarified, and offers a practical programmic approach to peacebuilding among this cohort that invites both further study and empirical exploration.
The purpose of Sharī"ah is to serve the best interests of human beings (tahqiq masalih al-ibad). ... more The purpose of Sharī"ah is to serve the best interests of human beings (tahqiq masalih al-ibad). The objective of law is not to apply technicalities regardless of their consequences, but to achieve the ultimate moral and ethical objectives that represent the essence of Godliness on this earth." 1 "In my view, in order for an intellectual tradtion to develop morally, and to vigorously confront new moral challenges, a rich and critical intellectual discourse is necessary." 2 This paper explores the methodological patterns of Islamic legal and political discourse employed by the distinguished theologian and legal scholar, Khaled Abou El Fadl. It postulates that El Fadl has developed distinct patterns of discourse that form a methodology he consistently and effectively employs to advance his theological and legal arguments. The three scholarly articles 3 to which this methodological analysis is applied, as well as his other referenced writings, reveal El Fadl"s fertile intellect and passionate heart, both of which
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