Islam and God-Centricity – Reassessing Fundamental Theological Assumptions

In this second volume of the Islam and God-Centricity series, Shaykh Arif Abdul Hussain turns from foundations to self-examination. The ten lectures, given in Manchester during Muharram 1438 (October 2016), argue that the Quran asks every believer – not only the Meccans of the Prophet's day – to question the beliefs they were born into, and that sincere inquiry is a condition of authentic faith.

The author then tests a series of inherited assumptions: whether life has a purpose, and how God is known through 'signs' rather than formal proofs; which parts of religion are truly sacred (God-centricity, accountability and righteous deeds) and which are human interpretation; exclusivist ideas of salvation; how revelation related to the culture it entered; and how the Prophet and Imams should be studied as human examples while God remains the centre of devotion.

For readers willing to think critically about inherited theology and sectarianism. Published by Sajjadiyya Press, 2019.