A Muslim Reformist in Communist Yugoslavia

The Life and Thought of Husein Đozo

Sejad Mekić

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Routledge
12 December 2019

Religion & politics; History of religion; The Koran; Islamic theology

Series: Contemporary Thought in the Islamic World

A Muslim Reformist in Communist Yugoslavia examines the Islamic modernist thought of Husein Đozo, a prominent Balkan scholar. Born at a time when the external challenges to the Muslim world were many, and its internal problems both complex and overwhelming, Đozo made it his goal to reinterpret the teachings of the Qur’an and hadīth (prophetic tradition) to a generation for whom the truths and realities of Islam had fallen into disuse. As a Muslim scholar who lived and worked in a European, communist, multi-cultural and multi-religious society, Husein Đozo and his work present us with a particularly exciting account through which to examine the innovative interpretations of Islam. For example, through a critical analysis of Đozo’s most significant fatwās and other relevant materials, this book examines the extent of the inherent flexibility of the Islamic law and its ability to respond to Muslim interests in different socio-political conditions. Since Đozo’s writings in general and his fatwās in particular have continued to be published in the Balkan lands up to the present, this monograph should help shed some light on certain assumptions underlying modern Islamic thought and consciousness found in the region.

By: Sejad Mekić
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9780367890148
ISBN 10: 0367890143
Series: Contemporary Thought in the Islamic World
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 12 December 2019
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction. Chapter 1: Historical Background. Chapter 2: Husein Đozo, his Life and Works. Chapter 3: Đozo’s Approach to Qur’anic Exegesis. Chapter 4: Đozo’s Legal Theory. Chapter 5: Đozo’s Fatwās, the Methodology of his Iftā’. Chapter 6: Đozo Theological Thought. Epilogue.

"Sejad Mekić is visiting Professor of Islamic Law and Jurisprudence at the Hojja Ahmed Yassawi Kazakh-Turkish International University, Kazakhstan. Previously Sejad was a lecturer in Islamic Law and Jurisprudence at the Muslim College London, and a lecturer and mentor at the Cambridge Muslim College, UK. His research and teaching interests include the history of Islamic legal theory, Islam in the Balkans, Islam and Gender issues, and Islam and Religious Pluralism. Sejad has published a number of articles on various aspects of Islamic law and ethics. His most recent article is ""Remembering Srebrenica: the Roots of the Bosnian Genocide"" (2015)."

Reviews for A Muslim Reformist in Communist Yugoslavia: The Life and Thought of Husein Đozo

"""Husein Ðozo in particular represents an instructive case-study of the introduction of 'Abduh's modernist tendencies into a formerly very traditionalist Islamic setting which made this monograph all the more interesting and challenging.” – Dr. T. J. Winter, Cambridge University, UK"