Islam and the new Middle East

The Arab Awakening

One of the most important innovators for the twenty-first century

The work of Tariq Ramadan will take its place in the annals of Islamic thought

Tariq Ramadan is Professor of Contemporary Islamic Studies at St Antony's College, Oxford University, and also teaches at the Oxford Faculty of Theology. He is Visiting Professor at the Faculty of Islamic Studies and Director of the Research Centre of Islamic Legislation and Ethics (both in Qatar), and Senior Research Fellow at Doshisha University in Japan.

Tariq Ramadan is one of the most acclaimed figures in the analysis of Islam and its political dimensions today. In The Arab Awakening he explores the opportunities and challenges across North Africa and the Middle East, as they look to create new, more open societies. He asks: can Muslim countries bring together Islam, pluralism and democracy without betraying their identity? Will the Arab world be able to reclaim its memory to reinvent education, women's rights, social justice, economic growth and the fight against corruption? Can this emancipation be envisioned with Islam, experienced not as a straitjacket, but as an ethical and cultural wealth? 
 
Arguing that the debate cannot be reduced to a confrontation between two approaches - the modern and secular versus the traditional and Islamic - Ramadan demonstrates that not only are both of these routes in crisis, but that the Arab world has an historic opportunity: to stop blaming the West, to jettison its victim status and to create a truly new dynamic. Tariq Ramadan offers up a challenge to the Middle East: what enduring legacy will you produce, from the historic moment of the Arab Spring?

Developing a Philosophy of Pluralism

The Quest for Meaning

In The Quest for Meaning: Developing a Philosophy of Pluralism, Tariq Ramadan embarks on a journey to uncover the profound truths that bind us together. 
 
 In a world so full of different beliefs and viewpoints, how can we find peace in our shared humanity? 
 
 Acclaimed thinker and philosopher Tariq Ramadan explores universal ideas such as love, respect, truth and tolerance, and examines questions such as how can men and women relate to each other? What is the true nature of equality? What does 'civilization' really mean? In doing so, he opens our minds to a new view of humanity. 
 
 Whether we are Christian or Buddhist, Jewish or Muslim, secularist or believer, he reveals that all traditions of thought spring from the same place, and guides us to see past what divides us and discover the beauty of what we have in common. 
 
 This book has resonance for all of us, showing why, eventually, all different spiritual paths lead to the human heart. 
 
 'A prophetic, passionate and insightful book' Karen Armstrong, Financial Times

'This book is a journey, and an initiation.' 
 
In a world so full of different beliefs and viewpoints, how can we find peace in our shared humanity? 
 
The Quest for Meaning will take you on a journey to discover the profound truths that bind us all together. 
 
Acclaimed thinker and philosopher Tariq Ramadan explores universal ideas such as love, respect, truth and tolerance, and examines questions such as how can men and women relate to each other? What is the true nature of equality? What does 'civilization' really mean? In doing so, he opens our minds to a new view of humanity.

The Meanings of the Life of Muhammad

The Messenger

An intimate biography of the Prophet and a compelling meditation on Islam in the modern world

In The Messenger: The Meanings of the Life of Muhammad, leading Muslim scholar Tariq Ramadan considers the ways in which the Prophet's actions, words and teachings can guide us in the modern world. 
 
 The life of the Prophet Muhammad, to whom the Angel Gabriel revealed the verses of the Quran, has provided inspiration to Muslims for hundreds of years. 
 
 Interspersed with spiritual and philosophical meditations, this profound and stimulating biography shows how Muhammad's message can be used to address some of today's most controversial issues - from the treatment of the poor and the role of women to the interpretation of jihad and relations with other religions. It offers Muslims a new understanding of Muhammad's life and introduces non-Muslims to the story of the Prophet and to the riches of Islam. 
 
 'Fascinating ... punctuated by spiritual reflections, it tells Muhammad's life from orphaned childhood to his death, with Islam dominant across Arabia' &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;The Times 
 
 'Draws lesson that are crucial for Muslims and non-Muslims alike' &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Financial Times 
 
 'Communicates a sense of spiritual transcendence' &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Guardian 
 
 'Important, readable and intelligent ... an eloquent account of the religion's founder and his core teachings' &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Scotland on Sunday 
 
 Tariq Ramadan is Professor of Contemporary Islamic Studies at the Faculty of Oriental Studies and St Antony's College (University of Oxford). He is the Director of the Centre for Islamic Legislation and Ethics (Doha) He is the author of The Quest for Meaning and The Messenger, and has been described as one of the 'most important innovators for the twenty-first century' by Time magazine.

Communicates a sense of spiritual transcendence

Draws lessons that are crucial for Muslims and non-Muslims alike

The life of the Prophet Muhammad, to whom the Angel Gabriel revealed the verses of the Quran, has provided inspiration to Muslims for hundreds of years. In The Messenger, leading Muslim scholar Tariq Ramadan considers the ways in which the Prophet's actions, words and teachings can guide us in the modern world. 
 
Interspersed with spiritual and philosophical meditations, this profound and stimulating biography shows how Muhammad's message can be used to address some of today's most controversial issues - from the treatment of the poor and the role of women to the interpretation of jihad and relations with other religions. It offers Muslims a new understanding of Muhammad's life and introduces non-Muslims to the story of the Prophet and to the riches of Islam.

Tariq Ramadan

The Essentials

Hardly a day goes by without mention of Islam. And yet, for most people, and in much of the world, Islam remains a little-known religion. Whether the issue is violence, terrorism, women's rights or slavery, Muslims are today expected to provide answers and to justify what Islam is - or is not. But little opportunity exists, either in the media or in society as a whole, to describe Islam: precisely the question this short and extremely accessible book sets out to answer. In simple, direct language it will introduce readers to Islam, to its spirituality, its principles, its rituals, its diversity and its evolution.

Tariq Ramadan

Praise for Islam

Tariq Ramadan is a Muslim Martin Luther

One of the most important innovators for the twenty-first century

The work of Tariq Ramadan will take its place in the annals of Islamic thought

Tariq Ramadan is a Muslim Martin Luther

One of the most important innovators for the twenty-first century

The work of Tariq Ramadan will take its place in the annals of Islamic thought

Tariq Ramadan is a Muslim Martin Luther

One of the most important innovators for the twenty-first century

The work of Tariq Ramadan will take its place in the annals of Islamic thought

Books by Tariq Ramadan

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