This book argues that the true understanding of Islamic civlization is possible only by having access to the soul of that civilization and its underlying fundamental principles—belief in God, the Angels, the Prophets, the Revealed Books and the Last Day—rather than to its manifestations in knowledge, literature, fine arts, refined living and system of governance.
Sayyid Abul A'la Mawdudi(1903-1979) was a leading Muslim intellectual and a chief architect of the Islamic revival in the twentieth century. In 1941 he founded Jama'at-i-Islami, a political party in Pakistan, which he led until 1972.
Sayyid Abul A’la Mawdudi (1903-1979) was a leading Muslim intellectual and a chief architect of the Islamic revival in the twentieth century. In 1941 he founded Jama’at-i-Islami, a political party in Pakistan, which he led until 1972. He authored more than a hundred works on Islam, both popular and scholarly, and his writings have been translated into some forty languages.
Translators Note (by Syed Akif)
Foreword (by Zafar Ishaq Ansari)
Transliteration Table
Preface (by Sayyid Abul Ala Mawdudi)
Publishers Note (by M. Manazir Ahsan)
1. The Islamic Concept of Temporal Life
2. The Ideal of Life
3. Foundational Philosophy and Beliefs
4. Belief (Iman) in Allah
5. Belief (Iman) in the Angels
6. Belief (Iman) in the Messengers and Prophets
7. Belief (Iman) in the Heavenly Scripture
8. Belief (Iman) in the Last Day
9. The Importance of Belief (Iman) in Islamic Civilization
Appendix: Life after Death
Index
An attempt to bring out the relationship between the concept of civilization and Islam’s underlying worldview and vision of life.
Mawdudi was a leading Islamic thinker in the twentieth century. His works are notable for their aim to offer an Islamic way for all areas of personal and social life.
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