The Theological Thought of Fazlur Rahman
A Modern Mutakallim
By Ahad M. Ahmed
Paperback 284 Pages
Size : 21.5 x 14.7 cm
ISBN : 9789670526348
Publisher : Islamic Book Trust (IBT), Malaysia

About The Book

Fazlur Rahman was one of the most influential Muslim thinkers of the 20th Century. His encyclopedic understanding of both the Islamic and Western traditions rendered him as most suited for the task of tajdid ul-din (intellectual and academic revivification, reformism and modernism). As a pragmatist he believed that ‘social change’ could not be translated into reality without an active, positive and vital engagement with the present world which stood as the élan of Islamic morality and ethics. 

The present work attempts to critically analyze and deconstruct Fazlur Rahman’s thought in order to ascertain the key principles that govern the oeuvre of his work. Further, the author has provided a ‘bridge’ to facilitate an empathetic introduction to Fazlur Rahman’s life, person and thought which are essential for understanding him and his work. Also, the prejudice he faced from the orthodox ulama’ and political Islam activists in Pakistan foreshowed a biased misrepresentation of his work qua Orientalism and Western Imperialist agenda.

As a representative of modern Islam it seems plausible that serious attention must be given to ‘reconstruct’ kalam whilst standing in the midst of Western theology in a postmodern time and kalam in its post-medieval phase. Thus, Fazlur Rahman was not simply a falsafi which the majority hold him to be but also a mutakallim in the full-blooded sense.

About The Author

Ahad Maqbool Ahmed is a PhD candidate at the International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan. He has completed his MPhil in Islamic Theology & Philosophy from the same institution and his Dars-i Nizami from Jami'ah Islamiyah, Rawalpindi, Pakistan under the aegis of the late Shaykh ul Hadith Saeed ul-Rahman. He has completed his Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada. 

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Weight: 455