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Omid Safi’s Concept of Progressive Muslims
Abstract
Omid Safi is a professor of classical and contemporary Islamic studies in North
America. His thought influences the contemporary Islamic discourses. It is progressive
Muslims, which becomes a new paradigm after liberal Islam. Actually, both of these discourses
are almost the same, but Safi tries to present progressive Muslims as a discourse different
from liberal Islam. Later, Safi’s concept of progressive Muslims can inspire many Muslim
scholars in the West. This study concludes that according to Omid Safi, progressive Muslims
come from the spirit of renewal Islam and response to modernity. But after research and
comparison from many aspects, progressive Muslims are doing a progressive ijtihad and
interpretation to show the humanist Islam and tolerant for social issues by engaging both
of tradition and modernity as the main characters. The researcher finally concludes that this
discourse is redefining Islam in the manner as other several contemporary Islamic discourses,
like liberal Islam and neo-modernism did.
Publication Details
JournalKalimah
Volume17 (2)
Pagespp. 204-222
ISSN1412-9590
KeywordsProgressive Muslims, Liberal Islam, Neo-Modernism, Islamic Contemporary Issues, Omid Safi.
Item ID1408
Deposited27 Mar 2022 03:35