This is a timely publication, as a book written from an “Islamist” standpoint is ararity in the French language. Tariq Ramadan has delved into the dynamics ofreformism as a contextual and creative reassertion of the Islamic quest to civibtionalempowerment - an empowerment that is based on spiritual uplifting,Islamic commitment and activism, rajdid, political reformism, and societal transformationin line with the foundational precepts of Islamic organization. This publicationhas already generated ample debate on the value of Islamic reformistthought, as well as the doctrinal inclinations and political strategies of the MuslimBrotherhood (Al Ikhwan al-Muslimin). Although the book is more descriptive thananalytical, it has the merit of being well-researched and documented, and the varietyof writing styles used by the author makes it all the more enjoyable to readThe book is divided into three parts and is written following a logic that is meantto demonstrate that al-Banna’s thought and practical contributions were anchoredin reformist thought and that most of al-Banna’s intellectual and political positionswere not necessarily his or the movement’s.The first part, “Aux Sources de la Pensee Reformiste Contemporaine’’ (Originsof Contemporary Reformist Thought), deals with the Islamic intellectuals whoopposed the status quo and the state of intellectual lethargy that reigned in theMuslim world. The author relates the intellectual content of reformist thinkers(Muhammad Abd al-Wahhab, al-Afghani, Tahtawi, Abduh, Rida, Ben Badis.Nursi, and Iqbal) to the complex sociopolitical, cultural, and intellectual contextwithin which their thought emerged. He considers the various tendencies ofreformist thought (spiritual, educational, political, and economic) as complementingeach other. Reformist thought has three foundational tenets: the necessity of areturn to the authoritative sources of Islam and their contextual interpretation byusing a tajdidi prism (a creative and productive intellectual approach) rather thantaqlid (a re-intepetative and reproductive approach to thought) in dealing with theQur‘an and Sunnah; the necessity of resisting Western economic, political, and culturaldomination through the reassertion of a dynamic and authentic Islamic personality;and the necessity of preserving and consolidating the unity of the Ummah.Their intellectual contributions focus on two main points: the theoretical reformationof the basic themes of Islamic jurisprudence, especially those relating tothe law of transactions (fiqh al-mu'amallat); and analytical responses to the local ...
Représentations stéréotypées de la femme célibataire chez Leïla Marouane et Kaouther Adimi
