Ḥaydar Ibrāhīm ʿAlī, a Thinker on Multiple Fronts
Abstract
Ḥaydar Ibrāhīm ʿAlī, a Sudanese sociologist of religion, is a committed intellectual whose writings both arise from and respond to the challenges of his society. He calls for a liberation theology in Islam that connects worship and social justice, for a democracy grounded in freedom that safeguards religious, cultural, and ethnic minorities from the tyranny of the majority, and for an institutional authority to regulate fatwās and counter extremist interpretations. The article explores these ideas and examines their implications for Christian-Muslim dialogue in the Arab world.
This article by Guy-Raymond Sarkis (Saint Joseph University, Beirut) appears in the special issue “Christian-Muslim Dialogue” of Laval théologique et philosophique 82/1 (2026), co-edited by Guy-Raymond Sarkis, Emmanuel Pisani and Michel Younès.
To read the article, see the issue page on Érudit.
Résumé
Ḥaydar Ibrāhīm ʿAlī, sociologue soudanais de la religion, est un intellectuel errant et engagé dont les écrits émergent des défis de sa société, et y répondent. Il appelle ainsi à une théologie musulmane de la libération qui lie culte et justice, à une démocratie articulée à la liberté pour protéger les composantes religieuses, culturelles ou ethniques contre la tyrannie de la majorité, et à une autorité qui puisse réguler les fatwās face aux dérives extrémistes. L’article explore ces idées, et interroge leur portée pour le dialogue islamo-chrétien dans le monde arabe.
Cet article de Guy-Raymond Sarkis (Université Saint-Joseph, Beyrouth) paraît dans le dossier « Le dialogue islamo-chrétien » du numéro 82/1 (2026) de Laval théologique et philosophique, codirigé par Guy-Raymond Sarkis, Emmanuel Pisani et Michel Younès.
Pour lire l’article, voir la page du numéro sur Érudit.
ملخّص
حيدر إبراهيم علي، عالم اجتماع سوداني للدين، مفكّرٌ مترحّلٌ وملتزم، تنبثق كتاباته من تحدّيات مجتمعه وتستجيب لها. فهو يدعو إلى لاهوتٍ إسلاميٍّ للتحرير يُلحم العبادة بالعدل الاجتماعي، وإلى ديمقراطيةٍ ترتكز على الحرّية لتحمي المكوّنات الدينية والثقافية والإثنية من طغيان الأغلبية، وإلى سلطةٍ مؤسّسية قادرة على ضبط الفتاوى في مواجهة الانحرافات المتشدّدة. يستكشف المقال هذه الأفكار، ويتساءل عن مداها بالنسبة إلى الحوار الإسلامي المسيحي في العالم العربي.
يظهر هذا المقال لـغاي ريمون سركيس (جامعة القدّيس يوسف، بيروت) ضمن الملفّ الخاصّ «الحوار الإسلامي المسيحي» من العدد 82/1 (2026) لمجلّة:
Laval théologique et philosophique, 82/1 (2026)
وقد شارك في إدارة هذا الملفّ كلٌّ من غاي ريمون سركيس وإيمانويل بيزاني وميشيل يونس.
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