The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam

[Wakas]

The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam
by
Dr. Muhammad Iqbal

Iqbal is the best articulated Muslim response to Modernity that the Islamic world has produced in the 20th century.

Read online
http//www.allamaiqbal.com/works/prose/english/reconstruction/

Reviews
http//www.amazon.com/Reconstruction-Religious-Thought-Islam-Press/dp/140996843X/

The book is a blend of philosophy and islam, with a focus on how to reconstruct islamic thought and reform. Iqbal was a famous reformer from the Indian subcontinent.

[loxbox13]

Mistakes made by quran only people Juging sunnis and shi'as and calling them kaffir and mushrik, heretics and all kinds of disrespect insted of following the quran and calling them brothers and learn from each other so we might all see the truth, for i believe 100%the quran when it says that only allah knows those whom they're guided, and i believe allah when he says in his book that jews, christians, sabians... who believe and do good deeds, they have their reward and no fear for them nor grief, i don't see why not sunnis and shia who believe and do good deeds, so please friends, don not juge a sunni or anybody for it is the biggest blasphemy you're doing, and you will be the 1st to desobey Allah by associating yourselves with allahas juges , and you know very well who is to juge, so please friends, be rational and try to take away from your heart all prejudice and hatred

[alalmakt]

Peace,

Loxbox13, I agree with you, there are many righteous, God fearing people amongst the sunni and shia. God is ultimately the judge and will clarify what we differed in.

In any case we are drifting off topic.

[Raaajah]

Iqbal is the best articulated Muslim response to Modernity that the Islamic world has produced in the 20th century.

Agree.

Iqbal was a poet, nationalist, philosopher and Islamic scholar.

He says

Khudhi Ko Ker Buland Itna Ke Her Taqdeer Se Pehle,
Khudaa Bande Se Khud Poochhe Bataa Teri Razaa Kya Hai

Make self-hood so great, that, before every fate,G
God himself asks the man, "tell , what is thy wish?"

Yeh Zikr E Neem Shabi ye muraakbe ye suroor
Teri Khudhi Ke Nigehbaan Nahi To Kuch Bhi Nahi

these prayers of mid-night, those religious things,
if they can not protect thy self-hood, than it's nothing.

Khirad Ne Keh Bhi Diya La Ilah To Kya Haasil
Dil-O-Nigaah Musalmaan Nahi To Kuch Bhi Nahi

even if the intelligence had accepted the one true existence, than what gain?
if heart and eyes has not accepted it, than it's nothing.

Paani Paani Ker Gayi Mujh Ko Qalandar Ki Yeh Baat,
"Tu Jhuka Jab Ghair Ke Agay Na Mun Tera Na Tan."

These words of the dervish made me ashamed,
"when you bowed before others, neither soul nor body remain yours."

Thanks Wakas once again for highlighting a great Muslim a great Human.

Yeah pehla Sabaq tha Kitaabe huda ka
Kay sari makhlooq hay kunba khuda ka