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The Higher Objectives of Islamic Theology

其他書名	Toward a Theory of Maqasid Al-Aqida
出版	Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2022
ISBN	01976486579780197648650
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=miJ6zwEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋On the Higher Objectives of Islamic Theology introduces a whole new genre to the Islamic tradition, entitled MaqaÌ„ṣid al-ʿAqiÌ„da. It challenges the common conception that while Christianity is more concerned with questions of orthodoxy, Islam is more concerned with matters of orthopraxy. The book contends that the Islamic tradition started initially with both: orthodoxy and orthopraxy (embodied in theology, Sufism, and law). However, by AbuÌ„ ḤaÌ„mid al-GhazaÌ„liÌ„'s (d. 1111) time, greater interest in Islamic law developed such that the Islamic tradition has become predominantly law-based. This development was also accompanied by a sense of discouragement against theology in the minds of Muslims, assuming that theology often leads to acrimonious disputes and strife among its practitioners. Resultantly, the theological project in the Islamic tradition has largely become limited to definitions and deliberations about the nature and qualities of the transcendent God but barely developed a systematic discipline with defined boundaries and a clear theory of objectives. Hence, the scope of modern Islamic theology (al-KalaÌ„m al-JadiÌ„d) is hardly delineated. Addressing this gap, the book aims to develop a genre of MaqaÌ„ṣid al-ʿAqiÌ„da, grappling primarily with the following questions: How do we chart a guide to the process of founding such a genre? In what ways can the emerging MaqaÌ„ṣid al-ʿAqiÌ„da benefit from the grown-up MaqaÌ„ṣid al-ShariÌ„ʿa (Higher Objectives of Islamic Law)? What are the ramifications of having an underdeveloped theology? In what ways can MaqaÌ„ṣid al-ʿAqiÌ„da help limit the practice of takfiÌ„r (excommunication) and enhance the intra- and interfaith relations?