The Prophet's Pulpit

<p>Praise for The Prophet's Pulpit: Commentaries on the State of Islam Volume I</p><p>In this volume one of the most gifted and influential Muslim scholars of our time critically examines the contemporary state of Islam offering a set of inspirational meditations on its essential but neglected teachings. The result is profound powerful and transformative. This is a must-read.</p><p>Ziba Mir-Hosseini author of Journeys Toward Gender Equality in Islam</p><p>The Prophet's Pulpit represents a courageous witness to our time's most pertinent injustices...Khaled Abou El Fadl is one of the few remaining scholars to deploy his pen and pulpit in service of the lowly the wretched and the oppressed. More than ever the Prophetic message of universal justice and beauty must ring louder than the mainstream resignation to a morally weak and quietist Islam. </p><p>Farah El-Sharif Associate Director Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies Stanford University</p><p>If you crave an Islam that speaks to every part of your life that speaks to you as a living thinking loving struggling questioning person in the here and now seeking affirmation of one's purpose in this complex beautiful brutal world this is the book for you. </p><p>Randa Abdel-Fattah author of Coming of Age in the War on Terror</p><p>In this collection of twenty-five Islamic sermons Khaled Abou El Fadl distinguished law professor and classically trained Islamic jurist delivers incisive commentaries on the current state of Islam and the Muslim world from the symbolic pulpit of the Prophet of Islam. Part Qur'anic exegesis and part socio-ethical commentary this second volume to the series expands upon the learning from Volume I and adds new sections that delve into current themes of racism power dignity and raising Muslim youth.</p>