Contents
Acknowledgements
Foreword
Introduction
Part One: AT THE HEART OF THE SOURCES – FAITH AND RELIGIOUS PRACTICE
Introduction
I. Islamic Teaching and Sciences
A. The Essential Teachings
B. The Birth of Islamic Sciences
C. Comments (Typology and Classification),
II. Some General Rulings of Usul al-Fiqh
A. Who Decides?
B. Permissibility is the Base
C. Rulings Outlining Liability
D. Al-Maslaha (Considerations of Public Interest)
E. Ijtihad and Fatwa
F. Priorities and Steps
Part Two: SENSITIVE QUESTIONS – BELONGING, IDENTITY, CITIZENSHIP
Introduction
I. Where Are We?
A. Facts and Figures
B. Old Concepts
C. Fundamental Principles (and Conditions)
D. European Societies
E. Small Village, Open World
II. Who Are We?
A. Which Identity? Which Belonging?
B. Belonging to the Islamic Umma
C. To be a European Citizen
D. Between Assimilation and Alienation
E. Towards a European Islamic Culture
III. A Possible Coexistence
A. An Observation and Rifts
B. Four Priorities
C. Common Challenges
Conclusion
Appendix I: Introduction to “Islamic Tendencies” in Europe and the World
Appendix II: Immigration, Integration and Cooperation
Policies – Europe’s Muslims Find a Place for Themselves
Glossary
Index
