Handbook

This subject addresses contemporary issues facing Islam and Muslims in the modern world, from personal to public and local to international spheres. This subject sheds light on topics such as jihad, extremism and shari'ah, as well as examining heated debates about Islam and Muslims on topics like women's rights, Islamism as a political ideology and bioethical matters. Before delving into the aforementioned topics, colloquial and terminological meanings are delineated. Then the Islamic basis for the issues is provided by addressing the Qur'an and Sunnah. Giving historical, cultural and socio-political circumstances, issues are weighed in the contemporary local and global contexts. This subject provides well-grounded perspectives about the most debated and most controversial topics on Islam and Muslims.