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  • Islam does have the concepts of reform (islah) and revival/renewal (tajdid), and even a cursory study of contemporary Islamic history reveals an array of important reformers, from Muhammad Abduh and Sayyid Ahmad Khan of the nineteenth century to present-day Muslim feminists Fatima Mernissi and Leila Ahmed, not to mention the prominent Swiss scholar Tariq Ramadan (ironically considered by some to be a Muslim Martin Luther).

    Todd Green, Ph.D.: Does Islam Really Need A Martin Luther? Ph.D. Todd Green 2011

  • "The concepts of renewal (tajdid) and reform (islah) are fundamental components of Islam's worldview, rooted in the Quran and the Sunna [traditions] of the Prophet."

    #39;s Big Feed author unknown 2010

  • "The concepts of renewal (tajdid) and reform (islah) are fundamental components of Islam's worldview, rooted in the Quran and the Sunna [traditions] of the Prophet."

    Christian Science Monitor | All Stories 2010

  • Only the penalties were adopted, but no provision was made to implement or contextualise the repentance (tawbah) and reformation (islah) aspects of the hudud.

    unknown title 2009

  • Only the penalties were adopted, but no provision was made to implement or contextualise the repentance (tawbah) and reformation (islah) aspects of the hudud.

    unknown title 2009

  • Abdurrahman Wahid (Gus Dur), banyaknya caleg dari luar NU, mengabaikan hasil Muktamar PKB Semarang, yang menekankan islah dan mengabaikan moralitas.

    ANTARA - Berita Terkini 2008

  • Pertubuhan Jamaah Islah Malaysia atau JIM, mengasaskan kewujudannya dengan menghayati pengertian al-islah yang membawa maksud pembaikan, pembaharuan serta mewujudkan perdamaian.

    Philosophy Politics Economics 2008

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