A Ray of the Quran: Selected Essays of Sayyed Mahmoud Taleghani Volume II : Surah al-Baqarah/2:144-286

Name: A Ray of the Quran: Selected Essays of Sayyed Mahmoud Taleghani Volume II : Surah al-Baqarah/2:144-286
Brand: Peter Lang Publishing Inc

Peter Lang Publishing Inc

A Ray of the Qur?n: Selected Essays of Sayyed Mahmoud Taleghani Volume IIS?rah al-Baqarah/2:144-286\nAuthor(s): Mariam Agah, Ali Agah, Sayyed Mahmoud Taleghani\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Peter Lang Publishing Inc, United States\nImprint: Peter Lang Publishing Inc\nISBN-13: 9781433178535, 978-1433178535\nSynopsis\nThis work attempts to show that the Qur'an is a manual granted by a just and loving Creator to humanity so that it would recognize its primordially divine-oriented nature and the moral implications thereof. Taleghani holds that a proper understanding of that primordial nature could reawaken humankind's capacity for responsible thinking and action, leading people to become critical of bad forms of capitalism, biased thinking against their fellow human beings and the environment, and corrupt politics. Calling for an Islamic ethics of care, Taleghani weaves through selected surahs in the Qur'an to warn people against turning their back on the divine, demonstrating with penetr