Islam and Knowledge

The book under review is a festschrift in honour of the late Muslim scholar and thinker Isma[il Al-Faruqi. It includes the following contribution: ‘Memories of a Scholar and Mujahid’ by John Esposito; ‘Isma[il Al-Faruqi: As I Knew him’ by Khurshid Ahmad; ‘The Essence of Dr. Faruqi’s Life’s Work’ by S. Hossein Nasr; Isma[il Al-Faruqi: The Precursor to Civilizational Dialogue’ by Anwar Ibrahim; ‘How I Learned about Islam’ by John Raines; ‘Isma[il Al-Faruqi and the American Academy of Religion: A Personal Remembrance’ by Richard C. Martin; ‘A Memoir of a Good Friend Most Foully Murdered’ by Gerard S. Sloyan; ‘Reminiscences of Al-Faruqi: Factors that Shaped his Personality’ by Muddathir Abd al-Rahim; ‘Isma[il Al-Faruqi: An Intellectual and an Inspiration’ by James Zogby; ‘The Concept of Din (Religion) as Interpreted by Isma[il Al-Faruqi’ by Imtiyaz Yusuf; ‘Islamization of Knowledge: A Futurist Perspective by Anis Ahmad’; (12) ‘Isma[il Al-Faruqi and Ijtihad’ by Yushow Sodiq; ‘Ethics of Fertility’ by A.F. Mohsin Ebrahim; ‘Muslim Interfaith Dialogue in the Twenty-First Century: Building on the Contributions and Legacy of Isma[il Al-Faruqi’ by Charles Fletcher; ‘From Tolerance to Celebration by Cultural Encounter and Religious Engagement in Nurturing World Peace’ by Md. Salleh Yaapar; ‘Islamization of the Social Sciences: A Personal Reflection’ by Amiunah Beverly McCloud; ‘Isma[il Al-Faruqi’s Theory of Value’ by Ibrahim M. Zein, ‘Tawhid and Aesthetics: Isma[il Al-Faruqi on Islamic Art’ by Gizela Webb; ‘From Interfaith Dialogue to Theological Discourse: Al-Faruqi’s Legacy in Interfaith Engagements’ by Kamar Oniah Kamaruzzaman; ‘Visualizing Islam: The Art, Architecture, and Functions of Philippine Mosque’ by Vivienne S.M. Angeles.