The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam

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The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam is a book by Muhammad Iqbal on Islamic philosophy, which was published in 1930.

The book is based on a series of lectures given by Iqbal in Madras, Hyderabad, and Aligarh. The last chapter, "Is Religion Possible", was added to the book from the 1934 Oxford Edition onwards.

In Reconstruction Iqbal called for a re-examination of the intellectual foundations of Islamic philosophy. The book is a major work of modern Islamic thought.

Contents

[edit] Interesting quotes from the book

  • ...space, time, and matter are interpretations which thought puts on the free creative energy of God. line 24, page 65.

[edit] Chapters

  • Knowledge and Religious Experience
  • The Philosophical Test of the Revelations of Religious Experience
  • The Conception of God and the Meaning of Prayer
  • The Human Ego — His Freedom and Immortality
  • The Spirit of Muslim Culture
  • The Principle of Movement in the Structure of Islam
  • Is Religion Possible?

[edit] Reading

  • Iqbal, Muhhamad. The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam. Kitab Bhavan, 2000. ISBN 81-7151-081-7.

[edit] Secondary literature

[edit] External links

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       Allama Muhammad Iqbal       
Poetry: Asrar-i-Khudi (Secrets of the Self) - Rumuz-i-Bekhudi (Secrets of Selflessness) - Payam-i-Mashriq (Message from the East) - Bang-i-Dara (Call Of The Marching Bell) - Zabur-i-Ajam (Persian Psalms) - Javid Nama - Bal-i-Jibril (Gabriel's Wing) - Zarb-i-Kalim (Rod of the Moses) - Pas Chih Bayad Kard (What should then be done O people of the East) - Armaghan-i-Hijaz (Gift from Hijaz)
Prose: The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam - The Development of Metaphysics in Persia - Ilm Al-Iqtisad
Scholars: Annemarie Schimmel - Arthur J. Arberry - RA Nicholson - Yousaf Saleem Chishti - Javid Iqbal - Muhammad Munawwar - Suheyl Umar - more ...
See also: Iqbal bibliography - Iqbal terms - Iqbal scholars - Iqbal Academy - Iqbal Cyber Library


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