Download Searching for a King: Muslim Nonviolence and the Future of Islam AudioBook Free

At a time when violent images of the Muslim world dominate our headlines, European people are growing progressively interested in a different picture of Islam, specifically the idea of Muslim nonviolence, and what it could mean for the entire world. But is nonviolence compatible with the teachings of Islam? Is it practical to suggest that Muslim societies must take up nonviolence to flourish nowadays? Where is the Muslim equivalent of a Mohandas K. Gandhi or Martin Luther King Jr.? Looking for a King offers a thorough look into Islamic conceptions of nonviolence, their modern champions, and their readings of Islam's sacred texts, including the Qur'an and traditions of the Prophet Muhammad. Jeffry R. Halverson asserts that the building blocks for nonviolence in Islam already is out there. He tips to the exemplary lives and teachings of modern Muslim champions of nonviolence, including Abdul Ghaffar Khan, an ethnic Pashtun from the tribal parts of Pakistan whose 100,000 Muslim enthusiasts peacefully resisted English colonial guideline in India. Using abundant historical narratives and data from leading NGOs and international governmental organizations, Halverson also makes the case that through the elimination of the high costs of warfare, nonviolence opens the entranceway to such important complementary initiatives as micro-financing and women's education programs. In the long run, he endorses Muslim conceptions of nonviolence and argues for the formulation of a nonviolent version of jihad as a dynamic mode of social transformation.

Category: Islam