Qadiyya wa Hiwar al-Unf fi al-Amal al-Islami al-Muasir
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Qadiyya wa Hiwar: al-Unf fi al-Amal al-Islami al-Muasir (Issue and Dialogue: Violence in Contemporary Islamic Action) is a collaborative scholarly book produced by the Center for Islamic Research and Studies under the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Da'wah and Guidance in Saudi Arabia, examining the ideological roots, legal boundaries, and practical ramifications of violent extremism in modern Islamic activism.
Background and Purpose
The volume serves as the inaugural publication in the Qadiyya wa Hiwar ("Issue and Dialogue") series inaugurated by the Center for Islamic Research and Studies, introduced by Dr. Abdullah ibn Abdulmuhsin al-Turki, then Saudi Minister of Islamic Affairs. The stated goal of the work was to offer a grounded, objective critique of extremist currents that misappropriate Islamic texts and principles to justify armed violence and bloodshed under the pretext of rectifying evil or establishing Islamic governance. By bringing together scholars and Islamic activists across diverse fields and geographies, the project sought to provide a measured scholarly consensus countering extremist narratives while safeguarding the future of the contemporary Islamic Awakening (al-Sahwah al-Islamiyyah).
Structure and Core Themes
The work is structured around six core thematic axes (mahawir), each addressing a foundational question submitted by the editorial board to the participating scholars:
- Origins and Causes of Violence (al-Nash'ah wa-l-Asbab): Analyzing the primary factors contributing to violent trends claiming affiliation with Islam and tracing their ideological connections to historical sectarian deviations, particularly the Kharijites and Mu'tazilites. The scholars emphasize that religious ignorance, emotional impetuousness, superficial learning, and personal passion (hawa) are primary drivers leading youth into extremism.
- Parameters of Physical Correction (Dawabit Taghyir al-Munkar bi-l-Yad): Clarifying the strict jurisprudential prerequisites governing the physical eradication of wrongdoing, distinguishing institutional authority from individual overreach, and emphasizing the Sharia maxim that an intervention must not produce a greater evil than the one being removed.
- Legitimacy of Contemporary Islamic Groups (Mashru'iyyat al-Jama'at al-Islamiyyah): Assessing the scope and legal limits of collective Islamic work and organizational activism within the boundaries of Sharia principles.
- Countering Excommunication and Rebellion (al-Takfir wa-l-Khuruj al-Musallah): Outlining scholarly methods to refute unchecked pronouncements of apostasy (takfir) directed at Muslim societies and governments, as well as forbidding armed revolt against Muslim rulers.
- Methods of Implementing Sharia in Secular Contexts: Formulating legitimate, peaceful pathways for promoting Islamic legal and ethical standards in Muslim countries with secular governance.
- The Bitter Harvest and the Future of Islamic Awakening (al-Hasad al-Murr): Evaluating how violent deviations harm the broader Islamic calling, distort Islam's global image, dissipate the energies of Muslim youth, and fragment the unity of the community.
Contributors
The compilation incorporates responses from fourteen prominent scholars, jurists, and Islamic figures representing various institutions across the Muslim world and minority communities:
- Sheikh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymin (Member of the Saudi Council of Senior Scholars)
- Sheikh Dr. Salih ibn Fawzan al-Fawzan (Member of the Saudi Council of Senior Scholars)
- Prof. Dr. Salih ibn Ghanim al-Sadlan (Professor of Fiqh, College of Sharia in Riyadh)
- Dr. Abd al-Rahman ibn Sulayman al-Matroudi (Undersecretary at the Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs)
- Dr. Ali ibn Ibrahim al-Namlah (Member of the Saudi Shura Council)
- Sheikh Faysal Anwar Mawlawi (Secretary-General of al-Jama'ah al-Islamiyyah in Lebanon)
- Dr. Kamil al-Sharif (Former Jordanian Minister of Awqaf and Secretary-General of the International Islamic Council for Da'wah and Relief)
- Dr. Mahmud ibn Ahmad Shawq (Advisor to the League of Islamic Universities)
- Dr. Ibrahim ibn Muhammad Abu Abah (Head of Guidance in the Saudi National Guard)
- Sheikh Ibrahim Mahmud Joub (Secretary-General of the League of Scholars of Morocco and Senegal)
- Dr. Abu al-Khayr Burayghish (President of the Union of Islamic Communities and Bodies in Italy)
- Sheikh Abu al-Kalam Muhammad Yusuf (Deputy Leader of Jamaat-e-Islami in Bangladesh)
- Dr. Ahmad Jaballah (Vice Dean of the European College for Islamic Studies in France)
- Dr. Jamal al-Din Mahmud (Member of the Islamic Research Academy at al-Azhar)
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