The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam

by Allama Muhammad Iqbal · 1930 · English

Philosophy & religionPakistan

About the book

In these lectures Iqbal discusses knowledge, religious experience, the human self, freedom and the spirit of Muslim culture. He argues that ijtihad (independent reasoning) is the 'principle of movement' in Islam that lets Muslims respond to modern conditions.

Why it matters

Iqbal's lectures (given in Madras, Hyderabad and Aligarh) on rethinking Islamic thought in modern terms; his main prose work.