Muhammad: All That Matters

Hodder, London, 2012

‘Muhammad The Prophet’ has had a huge influence on the course of world history. Indeed, Muhammad is always seen, described and analysed as Prophet of Islam. Until now, he has never been looked at as a man – as an individual motivated by a sense of justice and equality and a…

CM2: The Idea of Islam

March, 2012

Critical Muslim is a quarterly magazine devoted to examining issues within Islam and Muslim societies, providing a Muslim perspective on the great.

Ziauddin Sardar argues why Islamic reform is necessary, Bruce Lawrence sees Muslim cosmopolitanism as the future, Parvez Manzoor declares jihad on the idea of ‘the political’, Samia Rahman gets to…

CM1: Arabs are Alive

January, 2012

Critical Muslim is a quarterly magazine devoted to examining issues within Islam and Muslim societies, providing a Muslim perspective on the great.

Ziauddin Sardar tries to grasp the significance of the ‘Arab Spring’, Robin-Yassin Kassab spends some quality time in Tahrir Square, Ashur Shamis dodges the bullets of of Gaddafi’s…

Muslims in Britain: Making Social and Political Space

Ziauddin Sardar, co-editor with Waqar Ahmad, Routledge, London, 2012

The management of social, religious and ethnic diversity is a key social policy concern in Britain, and Muslims in particular have become a focus of attention in recent years. This timely and topical volume examines the position of Muslims in Britain and how they are changing and making social, political and religious space.

With…

Hajj, Journey to the Heart of Islam

‘Hajj after 1950’ in Hajj: Journey to the Heart of Islam, edited by Venetia Porter, The British Museum Press, London, 2011

‘Proclaim the pilgrimage to all people. They will come on foot and on the backs of swift camels from distant corners of the earth.’

Reading The Qur’an

Ziauddin Sardar’s new book which offers a fresh interpretation of the Qur’an with emphasis on context as well as on plurality and inclusiveness. Sardar uses several different methods, from traditional exegesis to hermeneutics, critical theory and cultural analysis to draw contemporary lessons from the Sacred Text on a wide range of topics, from power…

Quotes

‘Britain’s own Muslim polymath’

- The Independent

‘A remarkable author’

- Nature

‘A formidable critic’

- Muslim World Book Review

‘One of the finest intellectuals on the planet’.

- The Herald

‘A major prophet of our time: his insight and wit always offer new perspective on ordinary things’.

- Resurgence

‘In Islamic context, but perhaps in any context, his achievement…