What do you think?
Rate this book
The Moderation of Islam
Paperback
Published January 1, 1993
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 of 1 review
November 20, 2025
"The Moderation of Islam," by esteemed Al-Azhar, Cairo faculty Shekh Muhammad Muhammad Al-Madani (1907-1968). He had memorized the Qur'an before the age of 12. The Shekh travelled and studied in various countries- from Turkey to India, becoming a teacher in Alexandria and later Dean of the Faculty of Sharia Studies. His areas of concentration were in the science of religion and religious law, among others.
The thesis of the present book states that, those who deviate and become misguided unto extremes- religious violence, ideology or literalistic and strict interpretations or, on the other end, nihilism, hedonism, and materialism- end up falling away from the essence of the true sense of Islam: a religion of moderation and the middle path in approaching prayer, devotion, God-consciousness (taqwa) and everyday justice and fairness. Finally, the Shekh writes that, moderation resonates with the inward and innate tendency of all creatures- those of moderation and balance.
Shaykh Al-Madani presents the theme of moderation through specific examples in Sharia jurisprudence, rulings, and law as well as the legal rules that govern marriage and divorce. At the heart of the view of the moderation sought by the Prophet Muhammad, pbuh, is the indwelling atomic nature of Allah 's creation, that of "fitra." From this point, the author makes the case for gender differences in the psychological, behavioral, and physiological.
This is a message that needs to be disseminated and taken seriously, especially in these trying times of ignorance, extremism, and violence within the Islamic ummah and community, especially after the October 7th Hamas attacks. Many, including popular imams, Islamo-Leftist activists, and loud self-proclaimed online "religious scholars" have been loudly speaking from a place of hate, vindictiveness, anger, and ignorance about the nature of the Prophet Muhammad, pbuh, and his religious and reformative means and ends of moderation, balance, and peace for humanity.
The thesis of the present book states that, those who deviate and become misguided unto extremes- religious violence, ideology or literalistic and strict interpretations or, on the other end, nihilism, hedonism, and materialism- end up falling away from the essence of the true sense of Islam: a religion of moderation and the middle path in approaching prayer, devotion, God-consciousness (taqwa) and everyday justice and fairness. Finally, the Shekh writes that, moderation resonates with the inward and innate tendency of all creatures- those of moderation and balance.
Shaykh Al-Madani presents the theme of moderation through specific examples in Sharia jurisprudence, rulings, and law as well as the legal rules that govern marriage and divorce. At the heart of the view of the moderation sought by the Prophet Muhammad, pbuh, is the indwelling atomic nature of Allah 's creation, that of "fitra." From this point, the author makes the case for gender differences in the psychological, behavioral, and physiological.
This is a message that needs to be disseminated and taken seriously, especially in these trying times of ignorance, extremism, and violence within the Islamic ummah and community, especially after the October 7th Hamas attacks. Many, including popular imams, Islamo-Leftist activists, and loud self-proclaimed online "religious scholars" have been loudly speaking from a place of hate, vindictiveness, anger, and ignorance about the nature of the Prophet Muhammad, pbuh, and his religious and reformative means and ends of moderation, balance, and peace for humanity.
Displaying 1 of 1 review