Islamic Faith between Testimony and Response

Research output

Complete citation

Poljarević, Emin. “Islamisk tro mellan vittnesbörd och respons.” In Systematiska studier av kristen och muslimsk tro: En introduktion, edited by Mohammad Fazlhashemi and Mattias Martinson, 157–182. Malmö: Gleerups, 2021.

Status

Published (2021)

Publication type

Academic book chapter

Overview

This Swedish-language chapter presents Islamic faith through the relationship between testimony and response. It begins from the theological idea that human beings encounter signs and testimony concerning God and are therefore called to respond through obedience, trust, and a life oriented toward divine guidance. The discussion places systematic Muslim theology in conversation with circumstances in which Islam is lived as a minority religion, showing how theological claims are interpreted through concrete ethical and social conditions. Faith is therefore not reduced to assent to propositions; it involves an embodied and sustained response that shapes practice, responsibility, and communal belonging. The chapter contributes an accessible systematic account of Muslim faith while demonstrating how minority contexts sharpen questions about witness, normativity, and religious commitment.

Research question or central concern

How can Islamic faith be understood systematically as a human response to testimony concerning God, particularly in minority contexts?

Main argument, approach, and contribution

The chapter uses constructive theological interpretation to connect divine testimony with human obedience and ethical response. It presents faith as lived orientation rather than merely doctrinal assent.

Keywords

Islamic theology; faith; testimony; response; obedience; minority religion; systematic theology

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