Extremism in contemporary Muslim life and the concept of Jama'ah

• Main Author: Ushama, Thameem
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Islamic Cultural Centre 2016
• Subjects: BP165.5 Dogma (‘Aqa’id)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/56710/1/Extremism%20in%20Contemporary%20Muslim%20%20Life%20and%20the%20Concept%20of%20Jama%27ah.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/56710/2/56710_Extremism%20in%20contemporary%20Muslim%20life%20and%20the%20concept_Scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/56710/; http://www.iccuk.org/page.php?section=media&page=iq

Dogmatic religious extremism manifests itself much too frequently in Muslim communities today. This paper addresses that phenomenon to clarify relevant issues, especially the concepts of jamā'ah and Islamic leadership. Relevant verses from Scripture are compared with the patterns of living exem...