.... Islam, at least in theory, claims to provide a cure to all the ailments of today’s man, forcing its way into the social, political, physical and metaphysical spheres of life, all at the same time.
This claim is not baseless if we keep in mind the fact that the word used by the Quran for Islam is deen, and not madhab. While the former is almost impossible to translate into English with a single word, the latter, being the literal translation of the word ‘religion’ connotes a dogmatic countenance that stands incompatible with the dynamic, progressive, and all-encompassing paradigms laid forth by some of the greatest thinkers produced by Islam …. [The Samosa] Read more
