WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF ISLAM A Study on Bid'ah

• Main Author: Al-Ghazali, Shaykh Muhammad (Author)
• Other Authors: Aslam Farouk-Alli (Translator)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Kuala Lumpur Islamic Book Trust 2010; ©2010
• Subjects: Islam > Doctrines.; Islamic heresies.; Kufr (Islam)
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• Item Description: Includes index
• Physical Description: xlii, 269 pages 24 cm
• ISBN: 9789675062667; 9789675062650

This modern study on bid'ah - or heretical innovation - critically explores the boundaries of normative Islam and outlines the legal debate surrounding the subject. It examines the influence of foreign elements in Islamic thought, focusing on corrupt religious practices, as well as distorted beliefs, acts of worship and customary practices pertaining to religious expression. It emphasizes the importance of embracing normative Islamic practice, even if one has to "walk the solitary path" as a result.