Islam: Between Divine Message and History

Breaking with the features he sees in most Islamic thought today, Sharfi (Islamics and Arab civilization, U. of Tunis) presents a vision that combines loyalty to Islam as a mission valid for all times and places, with the imperatives of modern consciousness. He speaks to Muslims who are rapidly becoming integrated into modern life. Al- Islam bayn ar-risalah wa't-tarikh was published by Dar at-Tali'a, Beirut in 2000, and translated by Huda Fakhreddine. Distributed in the US by Books International. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR