Table of Contents

Acknowledgements A Note on the Translation of the Qur'an Foreword by HE the Sultan of Sokoto Introduction by Professor Mohammad Hashim Kamali About the Contributors Part I: War and Its Practice    Chapter 1: The Qur'an and Combat by HE Grand Imam Mahmoud Shaltut (Translation: Lamya Al-Khraisha)    Chapter 2: Warfare in the Qur'an by Professor Joel Hayward    Chapter 3: Jihad and the Islamic Law of War by Dr Caner Dagli    Chapter 4: The Myth of a Militant Islam by Dr David Dakake    Chapter 5: The Spirit of Jihad by Dr Reza Shah-Kazemi    Chapter 6: A Fatwa on Jihad by HE Shaykh Ali Gomaa    Chapter 7: Body Count: A Comparative Quantitative Study of Mass Killings in History by Dr Naveed Sheikh Part II: Peace and Its Practice    Chapter 8: Islam and Peace: A Survey of the Sources of Peace in the Islamic Tradition by Professor Ibrahim Kalin    Chapter 9: The Concept of Peace/Security (Salm) in Islam by Dr Karim Douglas Crow    Chapter 10: Human Dignity from an Islamic Perspective by Professor Mohammad Hashim Kamali    Chapter 11: The People of the Book (Ahl al-Kitab) in the Qur'an by Professor Ismail Albayrak    Chapter 12: Dhimmi and Musta'min: A Juristic and Historical Perspective by Professor Mohammad Hashim Kamali Part III: Beyond Peace: Forbearance, Mercy, Compassion and Love    Chapter 13: The Uncommonality of 'A Common Word' by Dr Joseph Lumbard    Chapter 14: Divine Mercy and Love in the Qur'an by HRH Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad    Chapter 15: Love of Others in the Qur'an by HRH Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad    Chapter 16: Mercy in the Hadith by Shaykh Sayyid Hassan Saqqaf & HRH Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad Appendix: The Conditions Necessary for Just War in the Holy Qur'an by HRH Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad Qur'anic Index General Index

About the Author

HRH Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad is the nephew of the late King Hussein of Jordan and is Chairman of the Board of Trustees of The Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought. He is the founder of Al-Balqa Applied University and the World Islamic Sciences and Education University (WISE). He is also the author of Love in the Holy Qur'an.

Reviews

'A dynamic myth-busting clarification of the real position of mainstream orthodox Islam on the whole question of violence and jihad.'
*T. J. Winter, University Lecturer in Islamic Studies*

'This is the best book on the subject in English. It will be of inestimable value.'
*Shaykh Mustafa Ceric, Grand Mufti Emeritus of Bosnia*