Fazlur Rahman (1919–1988)

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About the Author

Fazlur Rahman (1919-88) was the Harold H. Swift Distinguished Service Professor of Islamic Thought at the University of Chicago. He was the author of ten books, including Islam and Modernity and Islam, also published by the University of Chicago Press.

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Works by Fazlur Rahman

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Islam (1979) 281 copies, 2 reviews

Major Themes of the Quran (1980) 191 copies, 1 review

Islam and Modernity: Transformation of an Intellectual Tradition (Publications of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies) (1982) 80 copies, 1 review

Revival and Reform in Islam: A Study of Islamic Fundamentalism (1999) 39 copies, 1 review

The Philosophy of Mulla Sadra Shirazi (Studies in Islamic Philosophy and Science) (1976) 23 copies

Prophecy in Islam: Philosophy and Orthodoxy (1979) 22 copies

Health and Medicine in the Islamic Tradition: Change and Identity (Health/Medicine and the Faith Traditions) (1987) 19 copies, 1 review

Islamic methodology in history (1994) 14 copies

The Temple Road: A Doctor's Journey (2016) 5 copies

Islam in the Modern World: 1983 Paine Lectures in Religion (1983) 5 copies

Tarih Boyunca İslamî Metodoloji Sorunu = Islamic Methodology In History (2009) 2 copies

Pesan-Pesan Terbesar Al-Quran (2007) 2 copies

Kontroversi Kenabian dalam Islam: Antara Filsafat dan Ortodoksi 2 copies

Mirror of life 1 copy

Mazhab-Mazhab Awal dan Pembentukan Akidah Sunni (2006) 1 copy

Kebangkitan Semula dan Pembaharuan Dalam Islam: Satu Kajian Tentang Fundamentalisme Islam (2008) 1 copy

Metode dan Alternatif Neomodernisme Islam 1 copy

Islam dan Masalah Keadilan Ekonomi 1 copy

Tema Pokok Al Qur'an 1 copy

Kebangkitan dalam Pembaharuan Islam 1 copy

History of Religion: Islam 1 copy

İslami Yenilenme Makaleler IV 1 copy

İslami Yenilenme Makaleler II 1 copy

La religione del Corano (Saggi) (2003) 1 copy

Kesihatan dan perubatan dalam tradisi Islam : perubahan dan identiti (1992) 1 copy

New education in the making in Pakistan: Its ideology and basic problems (1953) 1 copy

La religione del Corano. Traduzione di Quirino Maffi. (1968) 1 copy

Islam Felsefesi ve Problemleri 1 copy

İslâmî Yenilenme : Makaleler 3 1 copy

Islami Yenilenme - Makaleler 4 1 copy

Islami Yenilenme - Makaleler I (2015) 1 copy

İslâmî Yenilenme - Makaleler 2 1 copy

Glavne tema Kur'ana 1 copy

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Christianity Through Non-Christian Eyes (1990) — Contributor — 83 copies

Literature Of Belief: Sacred Scripture and Religious Experience (Religious Studies Monograph Series) (1981) — Contributor — 31 copies

Approaches to Islam in Religious Studies (1985) — Contributor — 20 copies

Islam in the contemporary world (1980) — Contributor — 6 copies

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Other names: Fazlur Rahman Malik
Birthdate: 1919-09-21
Date of death: 1988-07-26
Gender: male

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ImperfectCJ 1,411 reviews

Major Themes of the Qur'an: Second Edition by Fazlur Rahman

The only chapter that I read closely for the class I took recently on the Qur'an was chapter two on "Man as Individual," but based primarily on that chapter, this was possibly my favorite of the many books assigned for the class. Rahman's style---the way he mixes scholarship, cultural influences, and spirituality---really spoke to me. I got so much from just this one chapter. I anticipate reading more from this book now that the class is over.

Jul 29, 2015

aasembakhshi 260 reviews

Revival and Reform in Islam: A Study of Islamic Fundamentalism by Fazlur Rahman

Had Fazlur Rahman lived a little longer to complete it as it was intended, it would have been another of his magnum opus. Nevertheless, it is still a great survey of fundamentalist reform, starting from the formative periods to the medieval and fairly modern times upto Shah Wali Ullah and Sheikh Ahmed Sirhindi. The insights presented in the book are original with great room for further developments.

Aug 3, 2025

thcson 677 reviews

Islam and Modernity: Transformation of an Intellectual Tradition (Publications of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies) by Fazlur Rahman

An interesting and firmly internal account of the challenges the islamic tradition faces today. By internal I mean that the author does not espouse secularization: his interests lie in the possibilities of religious reform within Islam. It's great that books like this are available in English and I recommend this one to anyone who wants to understand more about islamic thinking and the values of islamic society.

Jun 9, 2010

vzakuta 18 reviews

Islam by Fazlur Rahman