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Item Pakistan mai insdad ghurbat or islamic asool e maeeshat tahdyat o amkanat(UMT, Lahore, 2018) Ashraf AliItem Critique on Muslim Perennialist Discourses on Religious Pluralism in Context of Interfaith Tolerance(UMT, Lahore, 2018) Neelam BanoReligious Pluralism acquired significant importance because of increasing religious diversity and increasing religious conflicts which causes restlessness in today’s world. Among other various thoughts and ideas, Perennial Traditionalist are also advocating for the common goals of Religious Pluralism and reaffirmation of Sophia Wisdom. The purpose of the study is to analyze the Muslim Perennialist Discourses on Religious Pluralism in context of Interfaith Tolerance. The study also aims to examine the contributions of Muslim Perennial traditionalists in the reaffirmation of Sophia wisdom and to critically examine the principles of Religious Pluralism in perspective of Perennialist school of thought.Item A Comparison of Interfaith Dialogue in Christian and Muslim Worlds(UMT, Lahore, 2018) M. Imran BaigA lot has changed after two major developments in the world; globalization and September 11 attacks. Intelligentsia of the world from all walks of life starts thinking how to face contemporary challenges by incorporating different nations and religions of the world. Religious discourses remained at the top in all corners of the world, addressing the issues that threaten peace of the world. Interreligious or interfaith dialogue got attention of all religions‘ adherents especially Christians and Muslims around the world. There are different models of interfaith dialogue emanating from theological, social and mission perspectives of religions and contemporary challenges of the modern world. Nature of theological perspective makes a difference in dealing with the followers of other religions, hence it is important to analyze theological factors involved in interfaith dialogue in both Muslim and Christian worlds. Concept of salvation is the major doctrine of theology that needs to be discussed in detail with reference to the perspectives of interfaith dialogue.Item A Critical Analysis of Political Islam: Trajectories, Resistance and Discourses(UMT, Lahore, 2018) Sajid Iqbal SheikhDiscourses on Political Islam may be divided into two mounting phases. First one has occurred after Iranian Revolution in 1979 and second one has appeared as a result of Arab Spring wave in 2011. A critical analysis of these discourses in terms of their trajectories and resistance is needed to be found out for strategies of future policy orientations. This doctoral dissertation aims to unfold genealogical notions backing political Islam related discourses and attempts to search out its complementation or contradiction with Islamic political theory as perceived in original Islamic texts. Primarily, the study focuses on holistic and theoretical view of political Islam. The study also aims to analyze the basic theory and current strategies of Islamic political movements which may be considered the vanguard of Islamic revolution.