Islamic Philosophy of Religion

In this book, the author has tried to provide a synthesis of Science, Philosophy and Religion with the help of the teachings of Quran and Hadith. He has made a distinction between Deen (Religion) and Shariah and showed that Deen Is within man and so it does not change, because every human being is born on this nature (fitrat). But Shariah (Social political, economic and commercial laws, and not modes of worship) may change with the change of time and clime so that the real spirit of Deen (Religion) which is the spirit of God may live and shine forth in its true glory in human deeds. He has made a distinction between Intelligence, Intellect and Reason and has shown that Reason consists of Intelligence, Intellect and spiritual experience (intuition) and Quran appeals to Reason for understanding the signs of God in His creation and for deriving ethical values. He has emphasized the importance of Islamic sufisim in the crisis-torn modern world. He has explained the sufistic theories of Wahdatul Wajud, Wahdatu shshohud and Wahdat al Takhliq. He has given quotations from the books of Dr. Mohammad Iqbal, Dr. B.R. ambedkar, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Pringle Pettision, Erich Eromm and M.N. Roy etc. in support of the validity of his thesis. There are two important separate chapters on Muammar al-Qaddafi’s Liberal and true interpretation of Islam and Mr. Mohammed Khatami-the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s progressive interpretation of Islam. These two chapters are very important and they show that the Muslim leaders are strong believers in peace, social justice, human brotherhood and freedom of the individuals and they are believers in social change through democratic and peaceful means.