Abstract
In 1928, Iqbal has expressed his thought and delivered six lectures to the Muslim audience which was published titled as, “The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam”. The lectures delivered by Iqbal were quiet comprehensive for advocating reforms in Islamic theology under the guidance of reason and scientific knowledge but not in the manner that ethical and spiritual sphere should accept separate task from theology. Like other Islamic modernist, Iqbal found the ideal polity in the early history of Islam. It was in the “Mohammedan’ community that Muslims had reached the pinnacle of their spiritual and worldly power -the full realization of human destiny. It was that vision of the past that guided his prescription for the future. He became convinced that man was able to realize the full potential of his destiny only in the context of the revival of Islam, in an order wherein the perfection of the soul would be reflected in the excellence of social relations. Idealization of Islam went hand-in-hand with advocating religious reforms. Iqbal argued that Islam can serve man only if it is reformed and reinterpreted in the image of Muhammad. Iqbal did not view this exercise as innovation or reformation, but rediscovery and reconstruction of Islam. Iqbal advocated that Islam should work boldly and courageously for the reconstruction through fresh experience. Fazlur Rahman says that the Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam contained extensive reforms in English which is not understood by majority of peoples and his poetry meant for public is free from reforms. He further says that Iqbal who determinedly called the Muslims to rediscover his place in the world and not to follow Western culture slavishly
Prof. Dr. Malik Mohammad Tariq, Dr. Shagufta Begum2, Ms. Mahreen Siddique 3. (2016) The Reconstruction of Islamic Philosophy of Iqbal: An Appraisal by Dr. Fazlur Rahman, Balochistan Review, Volume 2, Issue 2.
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