Tariq Ramadan Books

[This book is a] biography of the Prophet Muhammad ... that highlights [his] spiritual and ethical teachings. --Dust jacket.

Named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most important innovators of the century, Tariq Ramadan is a leading Muslim scholar, with a large following especially among young European and American Muslims. In his first book written for a wide audience, he offers a biography of the Prophet Muhammad, highlighting the spiritual and ethical teachings of one of the most influential figures in human history. Capturing a life that was often eventful, gripping, and highly charged, Ramadan provides both an intimate portrait of a man who was shy, kind, but determined, as well as a dramatic chronicle of a leader who launched a great religion and inspired a vast empire. Underscoring the historical importance and meaning of Muhammad, The Messenger addresses the significance of the Prophet for some of today's most controversial issues, such as the treatment of the poor, the role of women, Islamic criminal punishments, war, racism, and relations with other religions.

In this new book, Tariq Ramadan argues that it is crucial to find theoretical and practical solutions that will enable Western Muslims to remain faithful to Islamic ethics while fully living within their societies and their time. He notes that Muslim scholars often refer to the notion of ijtihad (critical and renewed reading of the foundational texts) as the only way for Muslims to take up these modern challenges. But, Ramadan argues, in practice such readings have effectively reached the limits of their ability to serve the faithful in the West as well as the East. In this book he sets forward a radical new concept of ijtihad, which puts context -- including the knowledge derived from the hard and human sciences, cultures and their geographic and historical contingencies -- on an equal footing with the scriptures as a source of Islamic law.

In a world so full of different beliefs and viewpoints, how can we find peace in our shared humanity? In this title, the author explores universal ideas such as love, respect, truth and tolerance, and examines questions such as: How can men and women relate to each other? What is the true nature of equality? What does 'civilization' really mean?

Tariq Ramadan attempts to demonstrate, using sources which draw upon Islamic thought and civilization, that Muslims can respond to contemporary challenges of modernity without betraying their identity. The book argues that Muslims, nurished by their own points of reference, can approach the modern epoch by adopting a specific social, political, and economic model that is linked to ethical values, a sense of finalities and spirituality. Rather than a modernism that tends to impose Westernization, it is a modernity that admits to the pluralism of civilizations, religions, and cultures. Table of ForewordIntroductionHistory of a ConceptThe Lessons of HistoryPart 1: At the shores of between God and ManPart 2: The Horizons of Between Man and the CommunityPart 3: Values and The Cultural Dimension of the Civilizational Face to FaceConclusionAppendixIndex Tariq Ramadan is a professor of Islamic Studies at the University of Oxford and a visiting professor in Identity and Citizenship at Erasmus University. He was named by TIME Magazine as one of the one hundred innovators of the twenty-first century.

One of the most important innovators of the 21 century (Time), Ramadan is among the leading Islamic thinkers in the West. But he has also been a lightning rod for controversy. In What I Believe, Ramadan attempts to set the record straight.

The essential introduction to Islam by a leading expert Hardly a day goes by without mention of Islam. And yet, for most people, and in much of the world, Islam remains a little-known religion. Whether the issue is violence, terrorism, women's rights or slavery, Muslims are today expected to provide answers and to justify what Islam is - or is not. But little opportunity exists, either in the media or in society as a whole, to describe Islam: precisely the question this short and extremely accessible book sets out to answer. In simple, direct language it will introduce readers to Islam, to its spirituality, its principles, its rituals, its diversity and its evolution.

Leben und Botschaft des Propheten MuhammadTariq Ramadan, Europas führender Islamwissenschaftler mit einer breiten Anhängerschaft, wirft einen Blick auf Muhammad. Er zeichnet das Lebensbild eines schüchternen, gütigen und doch bestimmenden Menschen, der eine Weltreligion und ein gewaltiges Imperium begründet hat. Ramadan erzählt die Schlüsselereignisse im Leben des Propheten so, dass dessen geistige und moralischen Lehren verständlich werden.

L'éthique islamique qui devait orienter s'est mutilée en une éthique réduite aux disputes sur les limites techniques du halal et du haram, conduisant les musulmans vers la " tentation minoritaire ", en Occident comme dans le monde. Or, il faut revenir à la source : penser sa présence dans et à partir des références musulmanes. La shahada, c'est porter la foi en Dieu et en Son Messager. La shari'a, c'est suivre le chemin de la fidélité, la Voie. Accomplir son devoir de résistance, c'est reprendre possession de son cœur, construire son intelligence et s'engager à promouvoir des projets alternatifs. En termes d'exigence, de don et de réforme. Pour soi et pour autrui, et dans tous les domaines de la vie.