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The Language of Muslim Universality

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2024

Faisal Devji
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This paper discusses how it is possible to find, in the Islamic tradition, a universal concept of “humanity”. It insists on the concept of “ ummah” as a peculiar muslim way to define a comprehensive humanity, and try to point out its internal limits. It shows the communal implication of this concept and the ways it can, or cannot, be considered as constitutive of a we-group concept that may eventually lead to conflict and violence. It brings to the attention of the reader some historical examples, focusing, among others, on mohammad Iqbal’s contribution.

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Diogenes , Volume 57 , Issue 2: Philosophy and Islam in Muslim Societies , May 2010 , pp. 35 - 49
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Copyright © ICPHS 2010

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