Twelfth International Conference on Religion & Spirituality in Society

Abstract

This paper examines the relation between two concepts and ideas related to religious pluralism in Islamic tradition that take part of the contemporary Islamic narratives and representation of Islam, such as umma (community) and ‘ahd/‘aqd (pact/contract) through the study of three transnational Islamic initiatives for peace and tolerance that took place after the New York´s Twin Towers attacks in September 11th 2001 and the ensuing War on Terror: the Amman Message in 2004, Mardin Conference in 2010 and Marrakesh Declaration in 2016. The aim of this study is exploring and reflecting on the potentiality and limitation of these discourses in building sustainable and peaceful societies in majority Islamic countries and its relation to the West, taking into consideration the global political context.