Cover -- Half-title page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 Biography of Ahmad Qābel: Crossing Redlines -- 2 Jurisprudence: Rational Shariah -- 3 History: The Faces of Imam Hosayn -- 4 Politics: Qābel's View of Velāyat-e Faqih -- 5 Gender: Women's Rights -- 6 Apostasy and Freedom of Religion -- 7 Society: The Role of Islam in Society -- 8 Superstition -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1 Reason and Sharʿ -- Appendix 2 Rereading Narration (Naql) with the Criterion of Reason -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary
An original examination of the writings of reformist Muslim thinker, Ahmad Qābel, whose work sought to rationalise and modernise Islamic law
