Praise for The Prophet's Pulpit: Commentaries on the State of Islam, Volume I 'In this volume, one of the most gifted and influential Muslim scholars of our time critically examines the contemporary state of Islam, offering a set of inspirational meditations on its essential, but neglected, teachings. The result is profound, powerful, and transformative. This is a must-read.' Ziba Mir-Hosseini, author of Journeys Toward Gender Equality in Islam 'The Prophet's Pulpit represents a courageous witness to our time's most pertinent injustices...Khaled Abou El Fadl is one of the few remaining scholars to deploy his pen and pulpit in service of the lowly, the wretched, and the oppressed. More than ever, the Prophetic message of universal justice and beauty must ring louder than the mainstream resignation to a morally weak and quietist Islam.' Farah El-Sharif, Associate Director, Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies, Stanford University 'If you crave an Islam that speaks to every part of your