Faith and politics in Iran But what did he really mean?

摘要

Islamic thinkers search ceaselessly for the true rendering of dogma. But, as with every religion, no such rendering is to be found. In the 1960s an argument raged within the Islamic world about which social and political system was enjoined by the Koran: those of a socialist or communist persuasion cited verses from the Koran on a common, nomadic, ownership of land, water and fire; those in favour of capitalism and private property cited quotations from the Hadith attributed to the prophet Muhammad on the right to private property; some invoked Islamic traditions of feudalism, others even cited Koranic verses sanctioning slavery. Comparable debates on matters of contemporary concern, be it the position of women, the correct attitude to communications technology or the environment follow a similarly diverse path.