The desacralizations are found in three areas in The Taqwacores, that is, the corruption of tawhid, the presence of orthodoxy in Islam, and gender inequality. In this part, I argue that the novel tends to desacralize or reveal the non-divine origin of certain elements in Islam that most Muslims consider divine. The second part of this project discusses important parts of the novel where the alleged blasphemies are found. These punk values influences the author’s understanding of Islam in such a way that they result in the uncommon religious belief.
He found the solutions to these problems in a number of prominent punk values, that is, iconoclasm, cacophony, and the do-it-yourself (DIY) ethic. From his experience as a Muslim convert, the author found some aspects of Islam that he considered problematic, that is, the lack of pluralism, corruption of tawhid, gender inequality and the presence of authority in Islam. I argue that this uncommon religious belief results from the fusion two elements, that is, Islam and punk. The first part focuses on the author’s religious belief that is not common among Muslims. To gain an understanding of the novel’s alleged blasphemy, the project is divided into two parts. Due to its contents and manner of presentation, Muslims consider the novel blasphemous.
This project focuses on The Taqwacores (2003), a novel by Muslim American author Michael Muhammad Knight.
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