Cultivating an ethics of beauty and excellence in planetary times by Aslam Fataar

A collection of essays on faithful and just living, rooted in the Islamic principle of adab al-ihsän. Fataar addresses contemporary moral challenges such as social inequality, genocide, war, environmental crises and digital disruption. Drawing from personal experiences, including his hajj pilgrimage with his wife, Najwa (co-author of four of the essays), and the legacies of anti-apartheid icons such as Ima m Abdullah Haron and Ima m Gassan Solomon, this work offers both intellectual depth and practical wisdom. Fataar inspires readers to confront moral challenges with compassion, truth, and justice. This essential volume serves as a beacon for those invested in public theology, ethical leadership, and social transformation in South Africa and globally. Aslam Fataar is Research Professor in higher education transformation at Stellenbosch University. Former President of the South African Education Research Association and Editor-in-Chief of the Southern African Review of Education, he is editor of The Educational Pathways and Experiences of Black Students at Stellenbosch University, co-editor of Evoking Transformation: Visual redress at Stellenbosch University, and author of Searching for Islamic Agency in Post-Apartheid Cape Town: an anthology.