Publisher's Synopsis
The aim of the present study is to have a profound understanding of
certain processes and principles which seem to be responsible for the present state of affairs where an individual is inquisitive to know whether Islam is responding to the challenges of modern times not so much through a return to political power but through a reformative approach to it.
The distorted interpretation of Islamic Fundamentalism and Revivalism
especially in connection with the power to distinguish between morally correct and morally incorrect behaviour need special attention. Islamic fundamentalism
focuses on the efforts made by the scholars to revive and restate the theoretical relevance of Islam in the present era. The contributions of Sayyid Qutb, Ayatullah Ruhullah Khumaini and Abu al-'Ala Mawdudi provide significant and authoritative guidelines. According to them the doctrine of Islam forms an organic unity. Sayyid Qutb believes that Islam has a complete system of morality and it gives us a comprehensive way of life. The early period of
Islamic revivalism, better known as the period of transition, demanded that the future of developments in the Islamic world should be in the light of Islam alongwith the adoption of a modern industrial pattern.
Jamal al-Din al-Afghani believed in the importance of reason in Islam. He suggested unity in foreign policy and defense. 'All Islamic countries ought to come together as mutual friends' was the motto of his pan-Islamic ideal. He searched for a strong political leader, strong enough to unite Islam.
