The Role of Iqbal and Ali Shariati in the Reconstruction of Modern Islamic Thought: A Sociological Perspective

Dr. Ajaz Ahmad Lone & Dr. Safeeya Wahid Bhat

University of Kashmir, India

Iqbal and Ali Sharaiti, the two most illustrious social reformers of contemporary Muslim Ummah, and the reliable commentators on the concept of culture, values, norms, traditions, modernity, etc. Their thought can help us steer the past and face the challenges of new century.  The paper will focus on the Iqbal’s and Ali Shariati’s concern about the future of mankind and clash of various civilizations. Iqbal’s and Ali Shariati’s contribution to Muslim social reformation is immense. Their literary works, lectures and other prose works, makes me obsessed to study Allama Iqbal and Ali Shariati comparatively.  In contemporary times, when the universe at large are living in severe chaos and confusion distress and misery, the thought of Iqbal and Ali Sharait becomes ever more important, the world is in a critical need of a deep and comprehensive philosophical thought based on Iqbal’s and Ali Shariati’s multi-faceted philosophy. Iqbal and Ali Shariati, had contributed tirelessly to sociology of religion and culture, sociology of individual and society, sociology of gender justice, their concepts of values and norms, culture and civilization have immense importance in the contemporary sociological thought, it becomes ever more important to study Iqbal and Ali Shariati, especially their sociological perspective. So the present paper will closely relate to the Sociological thought of Allama Iqbal and Ali Sharaiti, we shall analyze their concept of social change, simultaneously, we shall analyze the impact of Iqbal’s readings on Ali Sharaiti. We shall also analyze their concept of change and revolution, and how can we utilize them as a renowned social reformers of 20^th century, efforts will be made to study the relevance of Iqbal’s and Sharaiti’s social philosophy in the contemporary world.

The above abstract is a part of the article which was accepted at The Fourth Annual International Conference on Languages, Linguistics, Translation and Literature (WWW.TLLL.IR), 1-2 February 2020, Ahwaz.