After a brief summary of the ideas introduced in the assigned texts, provide a discussion of the topic by writing your comments and by incorporating the knowledge gained from the other readings in the course.
Assigned Texts:
1. First Paragraph is about:
Namik Kemal (Turkey, 1840-1888), Wa shawirhum fil-amr (And Seek Their Counsel in the Affair [Quran, 3:159], in Kurzman, Charles, ed. Liberal Islam: a source book. Oxford University, Press, USA, 1998.
Directions: Provide a 180 word summary of this assigned text. Then, incorporate the related work already produced.
2. Second Paragraph is about:
Madjid Nurcolish, Islamic Faith and the Problem of Pluralism: Relations Among the Believers, Oxford Islamic Studies Online
http://www.oxfordislamicstudies.com/article/book/islam-9780195174304/islam-9780195174304-chapter-75
Directions: Provide a 180 word summary of this assigned text. Then, incorporate the related work already produced.
3. Third Paragraph is about:
M. Iqbal, Islam as an Ethical and a Political Ideal, Iqbal’s First Speech in English (Lahore, April 1908). Read sections 5 and 6
http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00islamlinks/txt_iqbal_1908.html
Directions: Provide a 180 word summary of this assigned text. Then, incorporate the related work already produced.
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