The Farahi School and Reformist Islam

Hijab, Apostasy, Stoning and the Return of Jesus
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-032-81350-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 453 g

Reihe: Routledge Studies in Islamic Philosophy

Examining the emergence and development of the Farahi school of thought and its methodology, this book explores the four case studies of stoning, apostasy, hijab, and the return of Jesus.

It demonstrates the reforming Farahi approach and divergence from traditional Islamic thought, tracing Farahi scholarship through the years, from Hamiduddin Farahi to Amin Ahsan Islahi and Javed Ahmad Ghamidi. Through the case studies the author analyses Farahi approach to the Qur’an, the Sunnah, and religion. For each case study, he looks at contested areas and critically reviews traditional approaches, evaluating various sources, including the Qur’an, Tafsirs from both Sunni and Shia scholars, Hadiths, and where applies Fiqh, before moving on to discussing the Farahi approach, including interviews with Javed Ahmad Ghamidi, the present academic leader of the approach. Each case study ends with comparative analysis, leading to extracting the methodological features of the Farahi school of thought at the end of the book. The book closes with a critical discussion of the methodology of the Farahi school of thought and a summary.

The Farahi School and Reformist Islam is the first academic work to go beyond the Farahi school’s theory of Qur’anic coherence, aiming to derive its methodological features through original analysis and a case study approach. It will appeal to advanced students and scholars of Islam, particularly those interested in Qur’anic exegesis and Islamic jurisprudence. It will be invaluable for those exploring new or reformist methodologies in deriving rules and concepts from the text, especially the approach of the Farahi school of thought. It will also be of considerable interest to general readers seeking insight into the background and evolving perspectives on any of the case study subjects addressed in the book.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Shafti, Farhad

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam: Koran, Heilige Texte & Traditionsliteratur
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam & Islamische Studien
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Vergleichende Religionswissenschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface

1. Introduction

2. Emergence of a School of Thought

3. The Case Study of Stoning

4. The Case Study of Apostasy

5. The Case Study of Hijab

6. The Case Study of the Return of Jesus

7. The Methodological Features of the Farahi School of Thought

8. Conclusion

Glossary

Über Autor(innen)

Farhad Shafti is Senior Lecturer at the Adam Smith Business School at the University of Glasgow, UK, and the founder of Exploring Islam website.