Abstract
This paper aims at highlighting of the some of the contemporary Islamic thinkers on the most heated and debatable issues like pluralism and democracy in Islamic perspective. This examines the possibilities of new thinking and ideologies in coping with the contemporary trends, thoughts and philosophies. It evaluates the writings of F.R.Faridi, M.Y.M.Siddiqi, S.Jalaluddin Umari, Esposito, M.Fathi Osman, Ghannushi and Ali Bulac in case of Islamic pluralism, and Mawdudi, Sir Syed, Arnold, Farahi and Mashriqi in case of democracy – shura debate. The paper necessitates a reconstruction of Islamic thought as a process of tajdid as defined in the Hadith.
Obaidullah Fahad. (2020) Pluralism and Democracy in the Contemporary Islamic Thought, Pakistan Journal of Islamic Research, Volume No. 21, issue 02.
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