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Associate Professor of Islamic Studies Hartford Seminary
State University of New York Press Albany
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Chapter III and portions of Chapter II appeared as "The Arab Israeli Wars, Nasserism, and the Affirmation of Islamic Identity" in John L. Esposito, ed., Islam and Development, Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 1980.
Chapter V appeared as "Traditional Affirmations Concerning the Role of Women as Found in Contemporary Arab Islamic Literature" in Jane I. Smith, ed., Women m Contemporary Muslim Societies, Lewisburg: Bucknell University Press, 1980.
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1982 State University of New York
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Haddad, Yvonne Y., 1935 Contemporary Islam and the challenge of history. Bibliography: p. 1. Islam20th century. I. Title. BP163.H22 297'.09'04 81-8732 ISBN 0-87395-543-9 AACR2 ISBN 0-87395-544-7 (pbk.)
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To Wadi Haddad, Susan Haddad, and Ramsey Haddad, who have given me unwavering support and encouragement throughout this endeavor.
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Chapter Ten The Use of Western Sources
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Conclusion Towards an Islamic Understanding of History
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Appendices
A. History Is Humanity's Way to God by Mahmud* al-Sharqawi*.
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B. The Philosophy of Islamic History by Anwar al-Jundi*.
154
C. History as the Interpretation of Events by Sayyid Qutb*.
162
D. Basic Principles of Islamic History by 'Abd al-Rahman* al-Hajji*.
169
E. Islam Looks at History by Muhammad* Kamal* Ibrahim* Ja'far.
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F. Factors That Influence History by Rashid* al-Barrawi*.
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G. The Qur'anic Interpretation of History by 'Imad* al-Din* Khalil*.
188
Notes
205
Bibliography
237
Index
247
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ACKNOWLEGMENTS
Thanks are due to the several persons who have guided and encouraged me in the pursuit of this study. Interest in the idea of history in Islam was first generated in a seminar at the Hartford Seminary Foundation under the guidance of Professor Willem A. Bijlefeld. Professors George Hourani of the University of New York at Buffalo and Issa J. Boullata of McGill University provided valuable insights and constructive criticism of the text. Research facilities at McGill were made available from 1976 to 1978 by Professors Donald Little and Charles Adams, who also discussed with me the significant aspects of the methodology of history. To all of them I am extremely grateful.
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PROLOGUE
The Contemporary Arab Muslim's concern for the study of history is a part of his total search for dignity,1 identity, and purpose. The impact of the power of the West has challenged to the core his concept of who he is and where his destiny lies. It has questioned his perception of the world and the totality of life; his faith in the adequacy of his norms and ideals has been eroded.
The importance of developing a concept of history as a means of preserving Islam appears to be a nineteenth and twentieth-century phenomenon. Utilized in the last century as a rallying cry against the erosion of confidence in Islam as a viable way of life in the modern world, the concept of history has served as a basis for political unity for nationalists and supranationalists alike, as a focus of pride in the heritage of the elders and as a common memory of a great achievement that endows the individual with pride and dignity.2
The Muslim Empire was built on the promise of support from God for the community's efforts in establishing Islam throughout the world. (God has promised those of you who believe and do works of righteousness that He will make you His viceregents on earth as He made others before you. And He will surely establish for them their religion which He has favored for them, and He will exchange for them their fear for security. They worship Me; they do not worship others beside Me.)3
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