{"product_id":"why-i-am-a-salafi-9781593766061","title":"Why I Am a Salafi","description":"The Salafi movement invests supreme Islamic authority in the precedents of the Salaf, the first three generations of Muslims, who represent a \"Golden Age\" from which all subsequent eras can only decline. In \u003ci\u003eWhy I Am a Salafi\u003c\/i\u003e, Michael Muhammad Knight confronts the problem of origins, questioning the possibility of accessing pure Islam through its canonical texts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhy I Am a Salafi\u003c\/i\u003e is also a confrontation of Knight's own origins as a Muslim. Reconsidering Salafism, Knight explores the historical processes that informed Islam as he once knew it, having converted to a Salafi vision of Islam in 1994. In the decades since, he has drifted away from Salafism in favor of an alternative Islam that celebrates the freaks, misfits, and heretical innovators. What happens to Islam when everything's up for grabs, and can an anything-goes Islam allow space for reputedly intolerant Salafism? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eWhy I Am a Salafi\u003c\/i\u003e, Knight explores not only Salafism's valorization of the origins, but takes the Salafi project further than its advocates are willing to go, and reflects upon the consequences of surrendering the origins forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Soft Skull Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/11\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781593766061\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/08\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly Best Books\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/02\/2015 pg. 45\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Michael Muhammad Knight","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36661032124572,"sku":"9781593766061","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_aae22e8f-35e3-4d6f-8e33-7ec087b50093.jpg?v=1603898244","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/why-i-am-a-salafi-9781593766061","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}