The Higher Objectives of Islamic Theology. Toward a Theory of Maqasid al-Aqida, Hardback/***

In The Higher Objectives of Islamic Theology , Mohammed Gamal Abdelnour introduces a new field of inquiry to the Islamic tradition by basing it on a scheme of core values (Truth, Justice, Beauty), instead of a scheme of hudud (penalties), arguing that the tradition's current overemphasis on law (justice) has relegated both theology (truth) and Sufism (beauty) to the periphery of the tradition. Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Author(s): Mohammed Gamal (Faculty, Faculty, Al-Azhar University, Cairo) Abdelnour Number of pages: 200 Collection: AAR REFLECTION AND THEORY STU RELIGION Publication date: 2022 Dimensions: 242 x 163 x 21 Cover type: Hardback