Those who think that ‘‘progressive’’ Islam is a ready-made ideology or an offthe-shelf creed, movement, or pack of doctrines will be sorely disappointed. It is not even a carefully calibrated theory or interpretation of Muslim law, theology, ethics, and politics. Neither is it a school of thought. Instead, I would argue that progressive Islam is a wish-list, a desire, and, if at all something, then it is literally, accumulated action, as the word ‘‘progress’’ in the phrase ‘‘a work-in progress’’ suggests. At best it is a practice.
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