Qur'an liberation & pluralism: An Islamic perspective of interreligious solidarity against oppression - Farid Esack

Set against one of the most exciting events in twentieth-century history – the demise of apartheid – this book offers a fascinating account of how South African Muslims succeeded in both co-operating with members of other faith communities in the struggle against oppression, and being true to their faith.

Farid Esack reflects on key Qur’anic passages used in the context of oppression, to rethink the role of Islam in a plural society. He exposes how traditional interpretations of the Qur’an, which denied virtue outside Islam, were used to legitimize an unjust order, and demonstrates that those very texts, when interpreted within a contemporary socio-historical context, support active solidarity with the religious other for change.

This book offers scholars, students and all those concerned with Islam in the modern world a fascinating insight into a contemporary issue.