مسألة الحرب العادلة في الإسلام

by John Kelsay

إن هذا الكتاب يتطلع إلى وصف كيفية ممارسة الشريعة الإسلامية بين المسلمين المعاصرين وذلك من خلال تفسير مصطلح الجهاد الذي أصبح يرتبط في أيامنا هذه، بأكثر المعاني إرهاباً وتضليلاً.

يقدم جون كلسي ( أستاذ باحث في أخلاقيات الدين - جامعة فلوريدا، الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية) في كتابه، تفسيرات واضحة لظروف الجهاد الذي يتبعه المسلمون بحسب التقليد الإسلامي، مرتكزاً في تفسيراته هذه إلى الأحداث التاريخية السابقة من جهة، وإلى الآيات القرآنية من جهة ثانية.

فهذا الكتاب هم عمل راقٍ يقوِّم الحجج الإسلامية المرتبطة بمنطق الشريعة الإسلامية، ويزيل أي التباس عند المسلمين وغير المسلمين حول مسألة الحرب العادلة.

Genres: Islam, Religion, Politics, Middle East, History, Nonfiction, College

287 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2007

About the author

-John Kelsay (Ph.D. '85, University of Virginia, Ethics) focuses on religious ethics, particularly in relation to the Islamic and Christian traditions. His current work deals with religion and politics. Professor Kelsay serves as editor of Soundings: An Interdisciplinary Journal, as well as Director of Florida State University’s Center for Humanities and Society.

-Departmental Area: Religion, Ethics, and Philosophy
Research Areas : Comparative Religious Ethics; Political Ethics; Religion and War.

-Academic Appointments:

Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, Florida State University, 2008-
Department of Religion, Florida State University
Bristol Distinguished Professor of Religion and Ethics, 2009-
Distinguished Research Professor, 2006-
Richard L. Rubenstein Professor, 2001-
Professor, 1996
(Department Chair 1996-2006)
Tenure granted, 1992
Associate Professor, 1991
Assistant Professor, 1987
Department of Philosophy and Religion, James Madison University
Instructor, 1986-87
Department of Religious Studies, University of Virginia
Instructor, 1985-87

Books:
1- Arguing the Just War in Islam (Harvard, 2007)
2- Islam and War: A Study in Comparative Ethics (Westminster/John Knox, 1993)
3- Just War and Jihad (co-edited; Greenwood Press, 1991)
4- Human Rights and the Conflict of Cultures (co-authored; University of South Carolina, 1988)


أستاذ باحث في أخلاقيات الدين - جامعة فلوريدا، الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية

Reviews

[Captain063 · Rating 3 out of 5]

ربط التسلسل التاريخي مع الأفكار وتطور الفقه كان أميز ما في الكتاب، اما التعقيد في شرح الأفكار الحديثة فكان هو السمة الابرز للكتاب في اغلب نصفه المتأخر.

سواء تعارضت مع أفكاره او وافقته ، سيبقى مفيد جدا معرفة وجهة نظر الطرف الاخر في مسائلك الداخلية وتاريخك الخاص. الهدف ليس اتباع آراء الأجنبي بل بمعرفة كيف يفكر الكتّاب وكيف يبنون استدلالاتهم.

[Osama · Rating 4 out of 5]

يركز هذا الكتاب المهم على التحليل الغربي لموضوع جهاد السيف في الفكر والتاريخ والثقافة الإسلامية. وبالاستفادة من المصادر الأصلية، يتعمق المؤلف جون كيلساي في تقاليد الشريعة – الفقه الإسلامي والمنطق – ويبين كيف يعرف الجهاد باعتباره النظير الإسلامي للحرب الغربية "العادلة".

[Amanda J · Rating 5 out of 5]

John Kelsay does a terrific job of relating modern struggles of the Western world with the realm of Islam in terms of terrorism, radicalism, and anti-democratic dialogue. He posits that the radical Islamists consistently violate Islamic precedence of fair and honorable combat, and provides scriptural and historical references to back his argument.

By intertwining the historical and religious precedence with the modern struggle against radical ideologies, Kelsay explores the reasoning behind the radical ideologies in relation to the history of Islam. In doing so, he also presents the struggle of democratically minded Muslims in the face of these wide-spread anti-democratic ideologies.

In the conclusion, Kelsay delves into an explanation of the most recent explanations of the United States' violations of the Islamic principles of virtue, as well as accusations against the United States by power figures such as Iran's president, Ahmadinejad.

Overall a well-written and intriguing exploration of modern religio-political issues. Kelsay does a wonderful job at presenting facts in an objective way with thorough explanation.

This book definitely wins my recommendation to anyone interested in world politics.

[Dr. Phoenix · Rating 4 out of 5]

John Kelsay has presented well written account in consideration of the principles of just war in the Islamic tradition. Unfortunately the argument is very generalized and the sources of support are relatively weak. In other words seeking the just war tradition in Shari'a, as Kelsay attempts to do, is largely an exercise in futility. The concept in just war theory was a codified set of values that are particular to Western society. While there are certainly some central humanitarian threads that are common to society comes as no surprise. However, to extrapolate codes of Shari'a reasoning and behavior of behavior, meant to fit the Western cultural paradigm simply does not work. It was an informative and thoughtfully presented piece and the author provides some sound research and information. At the end of the day the concept of an Islamic just war theory simply is an academic fabrication lacking any real basis in reality. If, indeed the Shari'a principles as outlined and presented functioned then there would be no Islamism or theoterrorism.

[Anthony · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good introduction to the rationale of "shari'a reasoning." Islamists will never be convinced by rational, secular argument but there is plenty of material in the Islamic tradition to prove the radicals wrong and to undercut their shrinking support

[Jolie Hawthorne · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read for Islamic Law class — good start to answering questions about the democratizing of Shari’a reasoning