Contents Introduction. 1. The foundations of Islam. 2. Exegesis of the Qur'an and the traditions. 3. The sects of Islam. 4. The creed of Islam. 5. The practical duties of Islam. 6. The feasts and fasts of Islam. Appendices. Index. List of verses cited from the Qur'an. Islam or the religion of the followers of Prophet Muhammad is one of the living faiths of the world. It is held by the Muslims that their Prophet did not propound the religion but propagated the true religion what he received through revelations from God which are now recorded in the Quran. The adherents of Islam also believe that their religion is not merely a creed or a mode of worship but the way to a full fledged ideal life. Islam both as a religion and as an organization was the spirit behind the unification of the Arabs and the expansion of their power over vast areas of two continents. In the middle ages Islam served as the bridge between the East and the West in science and philosophy. It is even today a power to reckon with being the only religion professed by the oil rich countries of the Middle East which are at times the deciding in factors in the rivalry among the superpowers. A full chapter has been devoted to the origin and development of various sects of Islam and the points of difference among them have been carefully analysed. The work may serve as a guide for further research.

Contents Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. East and West. 3. Legacy of Islam. 4. Relevance in modern world. 5. The modern Muslims. 6. Modernity under religion. 7. Muslims in dilemma. 8. Thoughts in practice. 9. Islam vs Western world. 10. Reality crushed. 11. Modern man in distress. 12. Spiritualism the last resort. 13. Awakening in the west. 14. Islam and modern age. 15. Islam's contemporary role. 16. World of Islam. 17. Scene in Iran. 18. Arab nations today. 19. Science under Islam. 20. Conquest of universe. Bibliography. Index. Islam is not for a certain period. It's for all times. It is a scientific and progressive religion. So it has to play a vital role in the modern world. In fact Islam has influenced the world civilization in a big way. Similarly in the changed circumstances Islam has to contribute to the evolution of the new global civilization of the modern age. This study explores all possibilities of Islam's active involvement in the making of new world order and also discusses its new role in the modern world. This book is a good asset for all those who want to know about Islam.

Contents: Preface. 1. Religion and peace in twenty-first century. 2. On the key-terms in the Qur¦an. 3. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad and his concept of unity of religion. 4. Islam and secularism. 5. Islam, reason and revelation. 6. Islam and modernity. 7. Islam, Muslims and philosophy·an introductory note. 8. Globalization, Islam and threat to diversity. 9. Islam and other religions. 10. The concept of Islamic state. 11. Islamic ethic. 12. Islam, women and gender justice. 13. Islam and pluralism. 14. Ikhwanus Safa·a rational and liberal approach to Islam. 15. Muhammad (PBUH)as Liberator. 16. The concept of Ijtihad in Islam. 17. Sir Syed and his commentary on Qur¦an. 18. On religious and intercultural dialogue. 19. Islam and the concept of Jihad. 20. On methodology of understanding Qur¦an.21. Qur¦an and Isma¦ili Ta¦wil. 22. Reconstruction of Islamic thought. 23. What I believe. 24. The Intra-community violations of rights·the Bohra case. 25. Imam Bukhari·his life and contribution to science of Hadith. 26. Sighting of moon and problems of Muslim calendar. Index. "Dr. Asghar Ali Engineer, an internationally known scholar of Islam approaches Islam rationally and projects Islamic teachings in its right spirit. He has taken up several issues in his essays on Islam, some of which have been collected in this volume. He rationally and objectively deals with various issues, which are of contemporary significance. Whatever he writes, he writes with force of his scholarship. In this volume he deals with issues like interfaith approach of Islam, Islam and gender justice, Islamic

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