Heaven On Earth: A Non-Hysterical History of Shari’ah
…e? What books, ideas, courses—or whatever else—might you suggest? When I visited Islamic colleges in India and Pakistan, my experience was frequently disappointing. Although teachers and students acknowledged the importance of open-mindedness, their attitude toward the wider world was characterized by suspicion; and though they spoke with pride of Islam’s past, their familiarity with Muslim scholarship typically did not extend beyond a handful of…
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