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Why I Am a Salafi

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Availability:In StockContributor:Michael Muhammad KnightPublish date:8/11/2015Pages:384
Language:EnglishPublisher:Soft SkullISBN-13:9781593766061ISBN-10:1593766068UPC:9781593766061Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:Islam, Philosophy, HistoryBook Topic:HistorySize:8.20 x 5.50 x 1.00 inchesWeight:0.8003Product ID:SC3YBZGMJR

Why I Am a Salafi

The Salafi movement invests supreme Islamic authority in the precedents of the Salaf, the first three generations of Muslims, who represent a "Golden Age" from which all subsequent eras can only decline. In Why I Am a Salafi, Michael Muhammad Knight confronts the problem of origins, questioning the possibility of accessing pure Islam through its canonical texts.

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Language:EnglishPublisher:Soft SkullISBN-13:9781593766061ISBN-10:1593766068UPC:9781593766061Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:Islam, Philosophy, HistoryBook Topic:HistorySize:8.20 x 5.50 x 1.00 inchesWeight:0.8003Product ID:SC3YBZGMJR
Michael Muhammad Knight is a novelist, essayist, journalist, and scholar. He converted to Islam at sixteen and traveled to Islamabad at seventeen to study at a madrasa. His books include The Taqwacores, Blue-Eyed Devil, Tripping with Allah: Islam, Drugs, and Writing, and Why I Am a Salafi. He is an assistant professor of religious studies at the University of Central Florida in Orlando.
Publisher: Soft Skull

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