Le chemin d’Abel
Coran et non-violence chez le penseur syrien Ǧawdat Saʿīd (1931-2022)
Abstract
This research aims to contribute to the study of the current of non-violence in Islam. A phenomenon often considered extraneous to the heritage of this religion, it nevertheless has several examples of commitment, among whom the Syrian preacher and theologian Ǧawdat Saʿīd (1931-2022) deserves particular attention. Central to our work is a reconstruction of his biographical profile as well as an analysis of the development of his theoretical framework over time. Initially a follower of the salafiyyah and then close to the Islamist movement, Saʿīd played a pioneering role in promoting non-violence as the sole modus operandi of an Islamic activism oriented towards the establishment of global peace and justice. Drawing on a social and anthropocentric reading of the Quran, Saʿīd aims to demonstrate that this is the true meaning of revelation and the purpose of the divine eschatological project.
Keywords
Nonviolence; ǧihād; Contemporary Islam; Quranic hermeneutics; Ǧawdat SaʿīdDOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0329-6ISBN
9791221503296, 9791221503289, 9791221503302, 9791221503296Publisher
Firenze University PressPublisher website
https://www.fupress.com/Publication date and place
Florence, 2024Series
Premio Istituto Sangalli per la storia religiosa, 16Classification
General and world history
History: specific events and topics
Religion: general