Mahmud Muhammud Taha
Auteur van The Second Message of Islam (Contemporary Issues in the Middle East)
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The Second Message of Islam (Contemporary Issues in… door Mahmoud Muhammad Taha
One of the most important books on the modern direction of Islam, written by one of its foremost thinkers: Mahmoud, Mohamed Taha - murdered by the last government of Sudan on trumped up charges of crimes against Islam. Taha has expounded a view of Islam that is both revolutionary and consistent with the basic tenets of his faith. Completely overlooked in the West, this book is one of only two or three ever translated into English from a body of work that includes 30 books and other papers. For anyone wanting to see the potential within Islam for enabling and empowering individuals in the modern world, then this book is a must read.… (meer)
I stood near the prison in Khartoum as Mahmoud Mohamed Taha was hanged for apostasy by Nimeiri's Islamist regime. He is a man I respect and admire greatly, a true martyr for his faith. He separates the writings in the Holy Qur'an into two sections, those of Mecca and those of Medina. One contains eternal truths which cannot change; the other contains pragmatic teachings about the governance of a state, which can change according to historical circumstances and based on the eternal truths.
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