Conciliation in the Qurʾan: The Qurʾanic Ethics of Conflict Resolution: 9 (Islam – Thought, Culture, and Society, 9)

Conciliation in the Qurʾan addresses an existing imbalanced focus in Islamic Studies on conflict in the Qurʾan, and moves beyond a restrictive approach to á¹£ulḥ (reconciliation) as a mediation process in fragmented social contexts. The book offers a critical analysis of conciliation as a holistic concept in the Qurʾan, providing linguistic and structural insight based on the renowned pre-modern Arabic exegesis of Al-RÄzÄ« (d. 1209) and the under-studied contemporary Urdu exegesis of Iá¹£lÄḥī (d. 1997). This ambitious thematic study of the entire Qurʾan includes an innovative examination of the central ethical notion of iḥsÄn (gracious conduct), and a challenging discussion of notorious passages relating to conflict. The author offers solutions to unresolved issues such as the significance of the notion of iá¹£lÄḥ (order), the relationship between conciliation and justice, and the structural and thematic significance of Q.48 (SÅ«rat Al-Fatḥ) and Q.49 (SÅ«rat Al-ḤujurÄt). Conciliation in the Qurʾan offers a compelling argument for the prevalence of conciliation in the Islamic scripture, and will be an essential read for practitioners in Islamic studies, community integration, conflict-resolution, interfaith dialogue and social justice.

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