Special Address "Reclaiming the Middle Way" by His Royal Highness Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah The 35th Sultan of Perak, Malaysia at the Book Launch of Professor Mohammad Hashim Kamali's The Middle Path of Moderation in Islam

(IAIS Malaysia, 23 November 2015)

Abstract

Bismillahi Rahmani Rahim

Assalamualaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh.

Professor Mohammad Hashim Kamali, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen:

When I first received the invitation, months ago, from Professor Kamali to launch his latest book, not only was I truly humbled by his request, but I also felt honoured - not least because it gives me the opportunity both to show my respect and admiration for the author and also, equally, to reinforce the importance of the message in the book.

I have been for a long time an admirer of Professor Kamali’s works and I have followed with great interest his impressive output, with such notable titles as The Dignity of Man; Equity and Fairness in Islam; Freedom of Expression in Islam; Citizenship and Accountability of Government; The Right to Education, Work and Welfare in Islam; and War and Peace in Islam.  He is a prolific scholar who has published 30 books, not including this latest one, by Oxford University Press, and he has to his name over 120 academic articles.