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And God Knows The Soldiers » (1st Edition)

Book cover image of And God Knows The Soldiers by Khaled Abou El Fadl

Authors: Khaled Abou El Fadl
ISBN-13: 9780761820840, ISBN-10: 0761820841
Format: Paperback
Publisher: University Press of America
Date Published: September 2001
Edition: 1st Edition

Author Biography: Khaled Abou El Fadl

Book Synopsis

The refusal of a Muslim basketball player to stand for the US national anthem in 1996, and the ensuing Islamophobic outcry, sparked Abou El Fadl (law, U. of California-Los Angeles) to write his historical and philosophical treatise, published in 1997 and subsequently in both English and Arabic. It has generated little attention but much controversy, especially among Muslims. It is enlarged here.

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I	The Short Legacy of a Short Book: Justification and Confession	1
II	The Problem of Authority: An Anecdotal Experience	23
III	The Text and Authority: A Case Study	37
IV	The Case Study: The Fatwa	43
V	The Construction of the Authoritarian	83
VI	Publication Afterthoughts	93
	Authority and the Determination of Meaning: One God, One Book, and One Meaning	94
	Choosing a Case Study: Pick on Someone Your Own Size	101
	Raising the Bar: Are We Going to Need a Jurist to Go to the Toilet?	105
	The Modern Dynamics and the Islamic Legal Tradition	108
	Lecherous Suspicions: Do You Dare Question the Hijab?	121
	Is Morality a Bad Word?	138
	Appendix	157
	Glossary of Terms	159
	Works Cited	175
	Index	195