Islam and the Wisdoms of Asian Religions
Publisher: The Other Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 105
ISBN-13: 9789839541809
Description: This book is a result of the author's many years of personal reflections on the relationship between Islam and the wisdoms of China. These wisdoms are the wisdoms of Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism, and together, they form the San Chiao, or 'Three Teachings' of the Chinese worldview. Through his Chinese legacy, the author tries to make connections with the Islamic worldview and finds they are inter-related in many ways. He discovers that Chinese wisdoms and practices are, to a large extent, Islamic. A Chinese who enters Islam, therefore, need not abandon his Chinese roots as he takes on the Islamic identity.
Table of contents: title: Acknowledgement; title: 1 In the garden of Buddhist wisdom; title: 2 In the garden of Confucian wisdom; title: 3 In the garden of Taoist wisdom; title: 4 In the garden of the three wisdoms; title: 5 In the garden of Islamic wisdom; title: 6 Inquiry into the Way; title: Index