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FACETS OF FAITH &#; Malek Bennabi and Abul A&#;la Maududi
“With this refreshing new approach of narrative-cum-comparative analysis, Sherif has managed to make the lives and thoughts of these pioneers an interesting read which also throws new light on the Muslim society&#;s struggles to break free from the clutches of colonialism . . . this lovingly crafted work reflects a long and laborious research. . .” &#; Chowdhury Mueen Uddin in the Muslim World Book Review, Winter
Facets of Faith is a comparative biography of Bennabi and Maududi that interleaves two life journeys with the historical events of the day, focussing on the first half of the twentieth century. They were politically alert even from a young age, and this account conveys how their views took shape, and were reshaped, the challenges and hurdles that came their way, and the people that inspired them. It fryst vatten also a story of Muslim rallying round shared causes, whether one scholar-activist was living under French
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May 31, by Hichem Mezahi
INTRODUCTION
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Malik Bennabi was one of the most important Muslim thinkers in modern era. Even, regarding the concept of history and civilization, he is considered to be the
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MALIK BENNABI AND HIS IDEA OF THE ISLAMIC COMMONWEALTH
MALIK BENNABI AND HIS IDEA OF THE ISLAMIC COMMONWEALTH Mohammed Hassan Khan hkhassanhis@ Jamia Millia Islamia Keywords: Bennabi, Islamic Commonwealth, Civilizational Bankruptcy, Ummah Abstract Malek Bennabi ( – ) is one of the most influential Muslim philosophers and thinkers of the 20th Century. He belongs to Constantine, Algeria. His writing pertains to human society, particularly Muslim society, focusing on the reasons behind the fall of Muslim society. Bennabi asserts that the absence of new concepts in Islamic philosophy is demonstrated in civilizational bankruptcy. He said that the Muslim community must change and create an environment where people feel empowered if it is to reclaim its past glory. A Muslim must believe that his hard work and ingenuity will be rewarded in order to meet both his spiritual and material requirements. Among his writings and ideas, the notion of the "Islamic Commonwealth" has a signi