Worship in Islam is an in-depth study of the nature and significance of Islamic spirituality by Abul A'la Mawdudi (1903 - 79), one of the leading Muslim intellectuals of the twentieth century, with special reference to the concepts of God's Oneness (tawhid), the finality of Prophethood (risalah) and the Islamic system of worship ('ibadah) with a focus upon prayer (salah) and fasting (sawm) and their role in the development of the Islamic personality and Islam's social order. The distinguishing feature of Mawdudi's approach is his elaboration of the social dimension of worship, which extends the traditional approach found in Islamic jurisprudence, with its focus upon ritual and self-purification, to consider worship's transformative role in social life. Presenting a holistic view of the Islamic system, Mawdudi highlights Islam's social, economic and political dimensions, which he argues has the capacity to resolve emergent issues and problems that humankind faces. This historic text should be of wider interest to both students and specialists in contemporary Islamic thought, and includes an introduction by Professor Anis Ahmad.
Worship in Islam is an in-depth study of the nature and significance of Islamic spirituality by Abul A'la Mawdudi (1903 - 79), one of the leading Muslim intellectuals of the twentieth century, with special reference to the concepts of God's Oneness (tawhid), the finality of Prophethood (risalah) and the Islamic system of worship ('ibadah) with a focus upon prayer (salah) and fasting (sawm) and their role in the development of the Islamic personality and Islam's social order. The distinguishing feature of Mawdudi's approach is his elaboration of the social dimension of worship, which extends the traditional approach found in Islamic jurisprudence, with its focus upon ritual and self-purification, to consider worship's transformative role in social life. Presenting a holistic view of the Islamic system, Mawdudi highlights Islam's social, economic and political dimensions, which he argues has the capacity to resolve emergent issues and problems that humankind faces. This historic text should be of wider interest to both students and specialists in contemporary Islamic thought, and includes an introduction by Professor Anis Ahmad.
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Abul A'la Mawdudi (1903-1979) was a leading Muslim intellectual and a chief architect of the Islamic revival in the twentieth century. In 1941 he founded Jama'at-i-Islami, a political party in Pakistan, which he led until 1972. He authored more than a hundred works on Islam, both popular and scholarly, and his writings have been translated into some forty languages.
Abul A'la Mawdudi (1903-1979) was a leading Muslim intellectual and a chief architect of the Islamic revival in the twentieth century. In 1941 he founded Jama'at-i-Islami, a political party in Pakistan, which he led until 1972. He authored more than a hundred works on Islam, both popular and scholarly, and his writings have been translated into some forty languages.
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Part One: Spirituality and the Islamic way of life1. Islam and Man2. The Spiritual System of Islam3. Islamic Social Order: The catalyst for a New World system4. AddendumPart Two: Ibadah: Its significance in the Islamic social order5. Ibadah: Its meaning and signifiance6. Islamic acts of worship7. Obligatory Prayer8. Obligatory Fasting (Sawm)Part Three: Responses to some critical questions9. The Role of Worship in behavioural change10. The Language of Salah and the Friday Sermon11. The Friday congregation in a village12. The use of loudspeakers for Salah13. The Islamic Festivals of Eid-al-Adha and Eid-al-Fitr14. Blood Sacrifice: The Islamic and un-Islamic Approaches15. Sawm and Self-Restraint16. The night of acquittal from sin (Laylat al-Bara'ah)AppendixIndex
