The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam by Mohammad Iqbal

The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam

Mohammad Iqbal, Javed Majeed, Muhammad Iqbal

Stanford University Press · Paperback · May 22, 2013

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Islamic Theology, Philosophy, Islamic History
Published
Stanford University Press, May 22, 2013

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The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam (1930) is Muhammad Iqbal's major philosophic work: a series of profound reflections on the perennial conflict among science, religion, and philosophy, culminating in new visions of the unity of human knowledge, of the human spirit, and of God.

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Iqbal's thought contributed significantly to the establishment of Pakistan, to the religious and political ideals of the Iranian Revolution, and to the survival of Muslim identity in parts of the former USSR. It now serves as new bridge between East and West and between Islam and the other Religions of the Book. With a new Introduction by Javed Majeed, this edition of The Reconstruction opens the teachings of Iqbal to the modern, Western reader. It will be essential reading for all those interested in Islamic intellectual history, the renewal of Islam in the modern world, and political theory of Islam's relationship to the West.

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  • Philosophy
  • Islamic Theology
Authors
Mohammad Iqbal, Javed Majeed, Muhammad Iqbal
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Published
May 22, 2013
Format
Paperback
Reading lane
Philosophy